Mongolian Speakers' awareness of L2 English Noun, Verb and Adjective Morphology = 몽골어 화자의 L2 언어 영어 명사, 동사 및 형용사 형태론에 대한 인식

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Morphological awareness plays an important role in second language vocabulary development and reading comprehension. Despite its importance, relatively little research has examined English morphological awareness among Mongolian learners of English, particularly with respect to derivational morphology across different word classes. Therefore, the present study investigated Mongolian speakers' awareness of L2 English noun, verb, and adjective morphology. A quantitative research design was employed in this study. Thirty native Mongolian speakers participated in a morphological awareness test designed to measure their recognition and understanding of English derivational prefixes and suffixes in noun, verb, and adjective forms. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to identify participants' performance on individual affixes, while paired-samples t-tests were conducted to compare selected affix pairs. The findings revealed that participants' awareness varied across different derivational affixes and word classes. Overall, derivational suffixes were generally recognized more accurately than derivational prefixes, although the level of performance differed according to lexical familiarity, semantic transparency, and the characteristics of individual affixes. The findings also indicated that learners demonstrated varying levels of awareness across noun, verb, and adjective morphology, suggesting that English derivational morphology presents different degrees of difficulty depending on the specific affixes involved. This study contributes to the understanding of English morphological awareness among Mongolian learners and provides empirical evidence regarding their awareness of English derivational morphology. The findings highlight the importance of incorporating explicit morphology instruction into English language teaching and suggest that increased exposure to derivational affixes may support vocabulary development and overall English language proficiency.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

형태 인식 능력은 제2언어의 어휘 발달과 독해 능력 향상에 중요한 역할을 한다. 그러나 몽골인 영어 학습자의 영어 형태 인식 능력, 특히 품사별 파생 형태론에 관한 연구는 상대적으로 부족하다. 따라서 본 연구는 몽골어 화자의 제2언어（L2） 영어 명사, 동사 및 형용사 형태론에 대한 인식 능력을 조사하는 것을 목적으로 하였다.
본 연구에는 총 30명의 몽골어 모어 화자가 참여하였으며, 영어 파생 접두사와 접미사에 대한 인식 정도를 측정하기 위해 형태 인식 검사를 실시하였다. 수집된 자료는 기술통계와 대응표본 t-검정을 활용하여 분석하였다.
연구 결과, 참여자의 형태 인식 수준은 파생 접사와 품사에 따라 차이를 보였다. 전반적으로 파생 접미사는 접두사보다 더 정확하게 인식되는 경향이 있었으며, 수행 수준은 어휘 친숙도, 의미적 투명성 및 개별 접사의 특성에 따라 달라졌다.
본 연구는 몽골인 영어 학습자의 영어 파생 형태론 인식에 대한 실증적 근거를 제공하며, 영어 교육에서 명시적인 형태론 교육과 다양한 파생 접사에 대한 체계적인 노출의 필요성을 시사한다.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 1. INTRODUCTION 1
• 1.1 Background of the Study 1
• 1.2 Purpose of the Study and Research Questions 3
• 2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 3
• 2.1 L1 Mongolian Morphology 3
• 2.1.1 Mongolian Derivation 5
• 2.1.2 Mongolian Inflection 12
• 2.1.3 Mongolian Compounding 16
• 2.2 L2 English Morphology 19
• 2.2.1 English Derivation 20
• 2.2.2 English Inflection 26
• 2.2.3 English Compounding 30
• 3. EXPERIMENT 35
• 3.1 Research Design 36
• 3.2 Participants 36
• 3.3 Instruments and Procedure 37
• 3.4 Data Analysis 38
• 4. RESULT 39
• 4.1 Overview of the Results 39
• 4.1.1 Participant Performance 39
• 4.2 Results of Noun Morphology 40
• 4.2.1 Class 1 Prefixes: Ex vs En 42
• 4.2.2 Class 2 Prefixes: Co vs Anti 44
• 4.2.3 Class 1 Suffixes: Y vs Is 47
• 4.2.4 Class 2 Suffixes: Ical vs Ship 49
• 4.3 Results of Verb Morphology 51
• 4.3.1 Class 1 Prefixes: Dis vs Re 54
• 4.3.2 Class 1 Suffixes: - ion vs able 56
• 4.3.3 Class 2 Prefixes: Un vs Mis 58
• 4.3.4 Class 2 Suffixes: al vs ment 60
• 4.4 Results of Adjective Morphology 62
• 4.4.1 Class 1 Prefixes: In vs Dis 64
• 4.4.2 Class 2 Prefixes Un vs Super 67
• 4.4.3 Class 1 Suffixes: ity vs ize 68
• 4.4.4 Class 2 Suffixes: ness vs ly 70
• 5. DISCUSSION 73
• 5.1 Mongolian L2 Learners’ Awareness of Noun Morphology 73
• 5.2 Mongolian L2 Learners’ Awareness of Verb Morphology 74
• 5.3 Mongolian L2 Learners’ Awareness of Adjective Morphology 76
• 6. CONCLUSION 78
• 6.1 Summary of the Study 78
• 6.2 Main Findings 79
• 6.3 Recommendations for Future Research 80
• REFRENCES 81
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 83
• 초록 84