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Mahmoodi, Mohammad Hadi; Sheykholmoluki, Hamidreza; Zoghipaydar, Mohammad Reza; Shahsavari, Saeed – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2022
To contribute to a better understanding of first language (L1) and second language (L2) sentence processing, this study investigated the relationship between working memory capacity (WMC) and relative clause (RC) attachment preference of Persian learners of English as a foreign language . Additionally, the impact of segmentation of experimental…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Form Classes (Languages), Preferences, Second Language Learning
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Amir Mahshanian; Mohammadtaghi Shahnazari; Ahmad Moinzadeh – TESL-EJ, 2025
This study investigates the relationships among working memory (WM), syntactic parsing ability (SP), and L2 reading performance across varying proficiency levels. A cohort of 120 L1-Persian EFL learners was categorized into beginner, intermediate, and advanced proficiency groups based on their IELTS scores. Participants completed a reading span…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Achievement
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Salehi, Mohammad; Basiri, Nasim Mahboob – Athens Journal of Education, 2016
The present study explored the differences among the process times for sentences containing one of the three kinds of linguistic ambiguities namely, lexical, grouping, and functional ambiguities. A reaction time program of a 30- item multiple-choice test of translation was developed. Forty-three Persian undergraduate students took the test. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Language Processing, Reaction Time