Advanced Learners' Comprehension of Discourse Connectives: The Role of L1 Transfer across On-Line and Off-Line Tasks

Autor/inn/en	Zufferey, Sandrine; Mak, Willem; Degand, Liesbeth; Sanders, Ted
Titel	Advanced Learners' Comprehension of Discourse Connectives: The Role of L1 Transfer across On-Line and Off-Line Tasks
Quelle	In: Second Language Research, 31 (2015) 3, S.389-411 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-6583
DOI	10.1177/0267658315573349
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Native Language; Comparative Analysis; French; Indo European Languages; Eye Movements; Grammar; Role; Transfer of Training; Language Processing; Form Classes (Languages); Semantics; Task Analysis; Language Proficiency; Scores; Questionnaires; English (Second Language); Vocabulary; Language Tests; Cues; Error Patterns; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Französisch; Indoeuropäisch; Augenbewegung; Grammatik; Rollen; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Sprachverarbeitung; Analytischer Sprachbau; Semantik; Aufgabenanalyse; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fragebogen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Wortschatz; Language test; Sprachtest; Stichwort; Fehlertyp; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Discourse connectives are important indicators of textual coherence, and mastering them is an essential part of acquiring a language. In this article, we compare advanced learners' sensitivity to the meaning conveyed by connectives in an off-line grammaticality judgment task and an on-line reading experiment using eye-tracking. We also assess the influence of first language (L1) transfer by comparing learners' comprehension of two non-native-like semantic uses of connectives in English, often produced by learners due to transfer from French and Dutch. Our results indicate that in an off-line task transfer is an important factor accounting for French- and Dutch-speaking learners' non-native-like comprehension of connectives. During on-line processing, however, learners are as sensitive as native speakers to the meaning conveyed by connectives. These results raise intriguing questions regarding explicit vs. implicit knowledge in language learners. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01