From Interlanguage Grammar to Target Grammar in L2 Processing of Definiteness as Uniqueness

Autor/in	Ahn, Hyunah
Titel	From Interlanguage Grammar to Target Grammar in L2 Processing of Definiteness as Uniqueness
Quelle	In: Second Language Research, 37 (2021) 1, S.91-119 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ahn, Hyunah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-6583
DOI	10.1177/0267658319868003
Schlagwörter	Grammar; Interlanguage; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Native Language; Form Classes (Languages); English (Second Language); Language Processing; Metalinguistics; Korean; Task Analysis; Reading Processes; Reading Rate; Language Proficiency; Language Usage; Language Tests; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; South Korea (Seoul); Hawaii (Honolulu) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grammatik; Zielsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Analytischer Sprachbau; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachverarbeitung; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Koreanisch; Aufgabenanalyse; Leseprozess; Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachgebrauch; Language test; Sprachtest; Ausland
Abstract	This study investigated the processing of English articles by second language (L2) speakers whose first language (L1) is Korean. Previous studies in L2 English article use had some issues unresolved such as using offline tasks, conflating definiteness with real-world knowledge, and operationalizing definiteness and relevant constructs in ways that participants can be primed or get metalinguistic cues. To revisit such issues, the construct 'definiteness' was operationalized as unique identifiability, a self-paced reading task was used to collect data, and regression models were employed to analyse logarithm residuals of raw reading time data, which can detect subtle differences that are otherwise buried. The results show that L1 speakers show sensitivity to the use of definite and indefinite articles in response to given contexts and that both advanced and intermediate L2 speakers first resort to their non-target-like Interlanguage grammar, but the advanced group later revises their initial interpretation and eventually shows the effect of target grammar. The L2 behavior is discussed in terms of its theoretical implications. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01