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Predictive Processing of Implicit Causality in a Second Language: A Visual-World Eye-Tracking Study
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Kim, Hyunwoo; Grüter, Theres – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
Implicit causality (IC) is a well-known phenomenon whereby certain verbs appear to create biases to remention either their subject or object in a causal dependent clause. This study investigated to what extent Korean learners of English made use of IC information for predictive processing at a discourse level, and whether L2 proficiency played a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Verbs
Transitivity in the Process of Intransitive Clauses: A Category-Based Prediction in Low-Intermediate Learners of English
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Dekydtspotter, Laurent; Seo, Hyun-Kyoung – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2017
We document weak garden paths after intransitive verbs, modulated by intransitivity type, in the treatment of DP[subscript 1] V[subscript intransitive] DP[subscript 2] V[subscript 2] sequences as in "As the journalist arrived the editor postponed the meeting" in first language (L1) and second language (L2) sentence processing. In a…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Processing
Positive Evidence and Preemption in the Second Language Classroom.
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Trahey, Martha; White, Lydia – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1993
It is shown that supplying positive evidence in the second-language (L2) classroom does not necessarily trigger the appropriate L2 value of a parameter of Universal Grammar. The verb movement parameter of Pollock is investigated; results suggest that positive evidence does not preempt the first-language parameter. (27 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Acquisition
The Tense-Aspect System in Pidgins and Naturalistically Learned L2
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Clements, J. Clancy – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2003
The advantages and disadvantages of wider or narrower definitions of "pidginization" and "pidgin" are reviewed to determine the differences between pidgins and naturalistically learned second languages (L2s). It is argued that a wider definition is preferred because it avoids problematic counterexamples and captures…
Descriptors: Pidgins, Verbs, Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese
Generalizability and Automaticity of Second Language Learning under Implicit, Incidental, Enhanced, and Instructed Conditions.
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Robinson, Peter – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Examines the extent to which Japanese learners of English as a Second Language acquired a rule regulating the argument structure frames of novel English verbs after exposure to grammatical examples of sentences containing the verbs. Results showed significant differences in the extent of learning, with the focus-on-form conditions outperforming…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Researching Vocabulary through a Word Knowledge Framework. Word Associations and Verbal Suffixes.
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Schmitt, Norbert; Meara, Paul – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
English-as-a-Second-Language students in Japan were tested at the beginning and the end of the school year to examine changes in word associations and grammatical suffix knowledge. Results showed an average vocabulary gain of 330 words, a poor knowledge of the allowable suffixes for the verbs learned, and 19 to 25 percentage points more receptive…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Associative Learning, English (Second Language), Expressive Language