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The present study considered the two types of genericity (NP-level vs. sentence-level) . Since generics in Arabic are always definite, the study investigated whether L1 Arabic speakers perform similarly in both types. The study recruited 43 participants (36 Saudi-Arabic-speaking participants and seven native English speakers) . The Saudi-Arabic-speaking participants were assigned to two proficiency levels (23 elementary and 13 lower intermediate) in accordance with the Oxford Quick Placement Test. An Acceptability Judgement Task was administered to test their use of English generics. Five types of nouns were used (definite singulars and plurals, indefinite singulars and plurals, and bare singulars) . The results revealed that: a) statistically, the Arabic speakers were significantly less accurate than the native English speakers; b) the Arabic speakers rated the non-target definite plurals highly in both types of genericity; and c) they rated the target indefinite singulars low with sentence-level genericity. These findings demonstrated that Arabic speakers were sensitive to genericity type, and that their selections cannot be explained solely in terms of their L1 . |\n| Article history\u003Cbr>Received: November 18, 2018\u003Cbr>Accepted: February 10, 2019\u003Cbr>Published: April 30, 2019\u003Cbr>Volume: 10 Issue: 2\u003Cbr>Advance access: March 2019 |  |\n| Conflicts of interest: None\u003Cbr>Funding: None |  |\n| Key words:\u003Cbr>L2 Acquisition, Genericity, Arabic,\u003Cbr>EFL Learners, L1 Transfer |  |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nThe second language (L2) acquisition of English articles has received significant attention from several researchers over the last 35 years. However, the L2 acquisition of the generic use of articles has been neglected to some extent. The researchers differed in terms of accounting for why the L2 acquisition of English articles is challenging. First-language (L1) influence and L2 influence are renowned as primary sources of difficultly (Avery and Radisic 2007). Regarding L2 influence, the English article system is considered complex, despite being used frequently in English (Shintani et al. 2014) . Conversely, L1 effects can be grouped into: a) syntactic deficit; b) phonological deficit; and c) semantic deficit. Syntactic deficit occurs when L2 learners’ L1 does not have articles (Hawkins and Chan 1997) . Phonological deficit is attributed to articles in some languages not being ‘free clitics’; thereby, resulting in difficulty acquiring English articles (Goad and White 2009; Goad et al. 2011). With regard to semantic deficit, languages sometimes differ from English in terms of semantic settings, which will create difficulties using articles (Ionin et al. 2004; Ionin et al. 2008) .  \nStudies conducted on L2 acquisition of English genericshave yielded diverse findings (e.g., Alzamil 2016; Ionin and Montrul 2010; Ionin et al. 2011; Kupisch 2012; Sarko 2009;  \nSnape et al. 2014) . L1 transfer and the nature of English generics were deemed the culprits. The present study aims to address: a) whether Arabic learners of English would face difficulty using English articles with generics; and b) whether the differences in grammaticalisation of generics in Arabic and English would play a role in article selections. As far as the author is aware, this study is the first to focus on the L2 acquisition of English generics by L1 Arabic speakers atthe two aforementioned levels. Previous studies examining ","cbCaipGAKDOcj8gg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipGAKDOcj8gg","pdf",363833,"English","# Introduction\n## Research questions and study motivation\n# Genericity in English and Arabic\n## Genericity in English\n## Genericity in Arabic","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study investigates how L1 Arabic speakers acquire English generics, comparing performance across NP-level and sentence-level genericity.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the researchers test participants’ use of English generics?\",\"answer\":\"Participants completed an Acceptability Judgement Task using different noun types (definite singulars/plurals, indefinite singulars/plurals, and bare singulars).\"},{\"question\":\"What key differences were found between Arabic learners and native English speakers?\",\"answer\":\"Arabic speakers were statistically less accurate than native English speakers and showed specific rating patterns, including high ratings for non-target definite plurals and low ratings for target indefinite singulars in sentence-level genericity.\"}]","Sentence-level vs. NP-level Genericity: Are Arabic Learners of English Sensitive to Genericity Type? - Article | PDF",1792068400,18]