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Transfer of L1 Processing Strategies to the Interpretation of Sentence-Level L2 Input: A Crosslinguistic Comparison on the Resolution of Relative Clause Attachment Ambiguities
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Uludag, Onur – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2020
The present study aims to investigate the role of L1 transfer effects on L2 sentence processing strategies during the interpretation of relative clause (RC) attachment ambiguities. The main body of the study is divided into two sections. The first section describes Experiment 1, which is designed to test the resolution of RC attachment ambiguities…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Contrastive Linguistics, Native Language, Transfer of Training
The Relationship between Aptitude and Working Memory: An Instructed SLA Context
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Yalçin, Sebnem; Çeçen, Sevdeger; Erçetin, Gülcan – Language Awareness, 2016
Working memory (WM) as a key component of language aptitude has become a topical issue, with some going so far as to argue that WM can replace language aptitude. Research that specifically investigates the relationship between WM and language aptitude is rather limited. This study explores the determinants of language aptitude, with a focus on WM…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Second Language Learning, Correlation, English (Second Language)