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The Role of L1 Conceptual and Linguistic Knowledge and Frequency in the Acquisition of L2 Metaphorical Expressions
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Türker, Ebru – Second Language Research, 2016
This study investigates how figurative language is processed by learners of a second language (L2). With an experiment testing L2 comprehension of figurative expressions in three categories, each combining shared and unshared first language (L1) and L2 lexical representations and conceptual representations in a different way, the study…
Descriptors: Language Role, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Figurative Language
Assessing L2 Knowledge of Spanish Clitic Placement: Converging Methodologies.
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Duffield, Nigel; White, Lydia – Second Language Research, 1999
Reports on an experiment investigating adult second language (L2) acquisition of Spanish object clitic placement by native speakers of English and French. Two experimental methodologies are compared: an on-line sentence matching task and an off-line grammaticality judgment task. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, English, French
Lexical Processing in Bilinguals.
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de Bot, Kees; And Others – Second Language Research, 1995
Data from an auditory lexical decision experiment with English-Dutch bilinguals are compared with data from a similar experiment using visual lexical decision to determine the effect of language proficiency, mode of presentation, and cognateness of lexical items on lexical processing. The results indicate significant within and between-language…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism