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Siyanova-Chanturia, Anna; Spina, Stefania – Language Learning, 2015
Research into frequency intuition has focused primarily on native (L1) and, to a lesser degree, nonnative (L2) speaker intuitions about single word frequency. What remains a largely unexplored area is L1 and L2 intuitions about collocation (i.e., phrasal) frequency. To bridge this gap, the present study aimed to answer the following question: How…
Descriptors: Intuition, Second Language Learning, Native Speakers, Phrase Structure
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Siyanova-Chanturia, Anna; Conklin, Kathy; van Heuven, Walter J. B. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2011
Are speakers sensitive to the frequency with which phrases occur in language? The authors report an eye-tracking study that investigates this by examining the processing of multiword sequences that differ in phrasal frequency by native and proficient nonnative English speakers. Participants read sentences containing 3-word binomial phrases…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Phrase Structure, English, Eye Movements