A1 Journal article (refereed)
Korpusavusteinen virheanalyysi tarkkuuden kehityksestä EVK:n taitotasoilla A2-B2 (2019)

Brunni, S., Jantunen, J., & Skantsi, V. (2019). Korpusavusteinen virheanalyysi tarkkuuden kehityksestä EVK:n taitotasoilla A2-B2. Puhe ja kieli, 39(3), 275-304. https://doi.org/10.23997/pk.76601

JYU authors or editors

Jantunen, Jarmo Harri

Publication details

All authors or editors: Brunni, Sisko; Jantunen, Jarmo; Skantsi, Valtteri

Journal or series: Puhe ja kieli

ISSN: 1458-3410

eISSN: 2342-7213

Publication year: 2019

Volume: 39

Issue number: 3

Pages range: 275-304

Publisher: Puheen ja kielen tutkimuksen yhdistys

Place of Publication: Helsinki

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23997/pk.76601

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67239

Abstract

n this article, the development of an individual’s language proficiency, based here on the language levels of Common European Framework for Reference, is examined with the help of Potential Occasion Analysis (Thewissen, 2015). The development is analyzed from the viewpoint of accuracy, and it is measured by the amount of forms that differ from the conventions of form and usage in the target language. The research represents corpus-aided error analysis (Dagneaux et al., 1998), and it is based on the statistical testing of the amount of errors seen in the nine categories of errors found in the reference levels of language proficiency. The research material consists of the International Corpus of Learner Finnish (ICLFI). The analysis shows that the most remarkable progress happens between levels B1 and B2. In addition, in the progress between levels A2 and B1, there is regression in the form of, for example, errors in adjuncts and phraseolog y as well as stabilization, which can especially be seen in morphosyntactic and syntactic errors. However, the change between B1 and B2 is so distinct that the increase in morphosyntactic and syntactic accuracy could be made one of the defining aspects of level B2. Earlier studies have indicated level B1 as a distinct culmination point in the development of language (see e.g. Kajander, 2013, p. 93–95; Seilonen, 2013, p. 59–61; Thewissen, 2015), and on the basis of this study’s results, this is also the case for the development of language accuracy.

Keywords: language skills; precision; development (passive)

Free keywords: korpusavusteinen virheanalyysi; potentiaalisten esiintymien analyysi

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