Cognate Effects on Anaphor Processing

Autor/inn/en	Lauro, Justin; Schwartz, Ana I.
Titel	Cognate Effects on Anaphor Processing
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 45 (2019) 3, S.381-396 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-7393
DOI	10.1037/xlm0000601
Schlagwörter	Language Processing; Bilingualism; Spanish; Transfer of Training; English (Second Language); Sentences; Reading Comprehension; Language Proficiency; Eye Movements; Phrase Structure; Nouns; Reading Rate; Form Classes (Languages); Vocabulary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverarbeitung; Bilingualismus; Spanisch; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Leseverstehen; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Augenbewegung; Phrasenstruktur; Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Analytischer Sprachbau; Wortschatz
Abstract	There are numerous studies demonstrating facilitated processing of cognates relative to noncognates for bilinguals, providing evidence that bilingual lexical access is language nonselective. We tested whether cross-language activation affects comprehension of larger units of meaning, focusing specifically on comprehension of anaphoric references. Highly proficient, Spanish--English bilinguals read sentences either in English (Experiment 1) or Spanish (Experiment 2) while their eye movements were recorded. Sentences consisted of an initial clause with 2 nouns that were either cognates or noncognates, and a later clause with an anaphor that either referred to the first or second noun. In the English experiment, cognate status facilitated selection of the sentence's foundational noun, reflected by shorter reading times for cognate nouns in the first position. Processing of pronouns was facilitated when they referred to cognates, reflected by higher skipping rates and shorter reading times. Final selection of cognate referents was also facilitated, reflected by total reading shorter total reading times, but only when the pronoun referred to the first noun. In the Spanish experiment, total reading times for cognate nouns were shorter, irrespective of their order of mention, reflecting a general cognate facilitation effect that was not affected by which noun was selected as the foundational structure. Spillover fixations from anaphors referring to cognates were shorter than noncognates, but only when they were the second-mentioned noun, suggesting that cognate status affected coreferencing for the more recently encountered noun. Implications for theories of cross-language activation and anaphoric reference are discussed. (As Provided).
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