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Factors involved in the acquisition of prefixed verbs in Croatian as L2

Previous research dealing with verbal prefixation in the context of learning Croatian as a second language (CL2) has shown that the acquisition of prefixed verbs is influenced by whether a verbal prefix has a cognate preposition and, if it has, how often prefixed verbs formed by that verbal prefix are followed by its cognate preposition. Furthermore, there are indications that the acquisition of meaning for a prefixed verb is in correlation with the complexity of the semantic network of a given verbal prefix, as well as with the frequency of the verbal prefix and the frequency of the prefixed verb itself. This research seeks to test these indications, as well as several others closely related, by investigating the attainment of prefixed verbs by CL2 learners at the B2 and C1 levels of language proficiency. The results of this research will benefit the development of a more efficient approach to teaching verbal prefixation in the context of CL2.

verbal prefixation, attainment of prefixed verbs, Croatian as L2, language education

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