Distributional Effects and Individual Differences in L2 Morphology Learning

Autor/inn/en	Brooks, Patricia J.; Kwoka, Nicole; Kempe, Vera
Titel	Distributional Effects and Individual Differences in L2 Morphology Learning
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 67 (2017) 1, S.171-207 (37 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/lang.12204
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Generalization; Morphology (Languages); Cognitive Ability; Intelligence; Nonverbal Ability; Short Term Memory; Phonological Awareness; Adults; Russian; Predictor Variables; Vocabulary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Morphology; Morphologie; Denkfähigkeit; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Russisch; Prädiktor; Wortschatz
Abstract	Second language (L2) learning outcomes may depend on the structure of the input and learners' cognitive abilities. This study tested whether less predictable input might facilitate learning and generalization of L2 morphology while evaluating contributions of statistical learning ability, nonverbal intelligence, phonological short-term memory, and verbal working memory. Over three sessions, 54 adults were exposed to a Russian case-marking paradigm with a balanced or skewed item distribution in the input. Whereas statistical learning ability and nonverbal intelligence predicted learning of trained items, only nonverbal intelligence also predicted generalization of case-marking inflections to new vocabulary. Neither measure of temporary storage capacity predicted learning. Balanced, less predictable input was associated with higher accuracy in generalization but only in the initial test session. These results suggest that individual differences in pattern extraction play a more sustained role in L2 acquisition than instructional manipulations that vary the predictability of lexical items in the input. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01