Affix Acquisition Order in Serbian EFL Learners

• Authors: Jelena Danilović , Jovana Dimitrijević Savić , Marta Dimitrijević
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Given that affix knowledge plays a vital role in the development of L1/L2 knowledge, the aim of this paper is to explore Mochizuki and Aizawa’s (2000) notion about the order of affix acquisition in the Serbian EFL context. We will attempt to analyze correlations between the EFL learners’ vocabulary size and their affix knowledge and postulate the order of affix acquisition.

Keywords

EN

affixes; derivation; production; reception; vocabulary size

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Romanian Journal of English Studies
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 77-88

Dates

published

2013-03-01

online

2013-02-22

Contributors

author

Jelena Danilović

• Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of Kragujevac

author

Jovana Dimitrijević Savić

• Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of Kragujevac

author

Marta Dimitrijević

• Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/rjes-2013-0006