Animate or Inanimate: How Does Animacy Affect Relative Clauses Production for Indonesian and Foreign Learners

In second language learning, relative clauses are widely studied. However, research comparing Indonesian and foreign learners’ based on animacy has not been done. Besides, affects the difficulty of producing clauses. Therefore, this study investigates role in production clauses, relationship between movement distance conformity with rules This employs a descriptive case study. Data was collected from documents popular article texts learners University Muhammadiyah Malang. The data were analyzed generative transformation theory developed by Noam Chomsky. results show that plays significant compose more inanimate nouns, which function as subjects, objects, complements. Foreign create objects than subjects. Based distance, short-movement very productive for learners. Most (97%) (85%) have produced conform to rules. head nouns often break