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Aina Casaponsa; M. Acebo García-Guerrero; Alejandro Martínez; Natalia Ojeda; Guillaume Thierry; Panos Athanasopoulos – Language Learning, 2024
"Taza" in Spanish refers to cups and mugs in English, whereas glass refers to different glass types in Spanish: "copa" and "vaso." It is still unclear whether such categorical distinctions induce early perceptual differences in speakers of different languages. In this study, for the first time, we report symmetrical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spanish, English, Native Speakers
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Marisa Nagano; Gita Martohardjono – Second Language Research, 2024
Research on second language (L2) pronoun use in null-argument languages has traditionally focused on whether or not a speaker's first language (L1) also allows null pronouns. However, recent studies have pointed out that it is equally important to consider the specific linguistic properties of overt pronouns in the L1 and L2, which may differ even…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Native Language, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning