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The Role of Referential Context in EFL Learners' Relative Clause Ambiguity Resolution: Modulating Effect of Working Memory Capacity

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Danning Sun; Zihan Chen; Shanhua Zhu – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2025

This study examines the referential context effect on second-language relative clause ambiguity resolution by proficient L1 Chinese learners who learn English as a foreign language (EFL) and investigates whether the ambiguity resolution process is constrained by individuals' working memory capacity (WMC). It presents a self-paced reading study and…

Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Context Effect, Ambiguity (Semantics), Form Classes (Languages)

Investigating the Relationship between Working Memory, Semantic Encoding, and L2 Reading Ability across Proficiency Levels

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Amir Mahshanian; Mohammadtaghi Shahnazari; Ahmad Moinzadeh – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2025

This study investigated the relationship between working memory (WM), semantic-encoding (SE) ability, and reading comprehension (RC) within the domain of second language acquisition (L2). 120 L1-Persian EFL learners were placed in three proficiency groups (beginning, intermediate, and advanced) based on their scores on the IELTS test. The…

Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Semantics, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning