Anomaly Detection in the Processing of Complex Syntax by Early L2 Learners

Autor/inn/en	Stepanov, Arthur; Andreetta, Sara; Stateva, Penka; Zawiszewski, Adam; Laka, Itziar
Titel	Anomaly Detection in the Processing of Complex Syntax by Early L2 Learners
Quelle	In: Second Language Research, 36 (2020) 3, S.371-397 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-6583
DOI	10.1177/0267658319827065
Schlagwörter	Syntax; Second Language Learning; Italian; Slavic Languages; Linguistic Theory; Grammar; Native Language; Language Processing; Contrastive Linguistics; Verbs; Language Patterns; Task Analysis; Reading Rate; Reading Comprehension; Sentences; Reading Processes; Participant Characteristics; Prediction; Foreign Countries; Slovenia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Italienisch; Slawische Sprache; Linguistische Theorie; Grammatik; Sprachverarbeitung; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Aufgabenanalyse; Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Leseverstehen; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Leseprozess; Vorhersage; Ausland; Slowenien
Abstract	This study investigates the processing of long-distance syntactic dependencies by native speakers of Slovenian (L1) who are advanced learners of Italian as a second language (L2), compared with monolingual Italian speakers. Using a self-paced reading task, we compare sensitivity of the early-acquired L2 learners to syntactic anomalies in their L2 in two empirical domains: (1) syntactic islands, for which the learners' L1 and L2 grammars provide a converging characterization, and (2) verb--clitic constructions, for which the respective L1 and L2 grammatical descriptions diverge. We find that although our L2 learners show native-like processing patterns in the former, converging, grammatical domain, they may nevertheless perform non-native-like with respect to syntactic phenomena in which the L1 and L2 grammars do not align, despite the early age of L2 acquisition. Implications for theories of L2 acquisition and endstate are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01