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Van Assche, Eva; Duyck, Wouter; Brysbaert, Marc – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2013
Many studies on bilingual language processing have shown that lexical access is not selective with respect to language. These studies typically used nouns as word stimuli. The aim of the present study was to extend the previous findings on noun processing to verb processing. In the first experiment, Dutch-English bilinguals performed a lexical…
Descriptors: Verbs, Language Processing, Bilingualism, Sentence Structure
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de Jong, Nivja H.; Steinel, Margarita P.; Florijn, Arjen F.; Schoonen, Rob; Hulstijn, Jan H. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2012
This study examined the componential structure of second-language (L2) speaking proficiency. Participants--181 L2 and 54 native speakers of Dutch--performed eight speaking tasks and six tasks tapping nine linguistic skills. Performance in the speaking tasks was rated on functional adequacy by a panel of judges and formed the dependent variable in…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Speech Communication, Articulation (Speech)