Investigating Effects of Bilingualism on Syntactic Processing: Testing Structural Sensitivity Theory

Autor/inn/en	Siu, Tik-Sze Carrey; Ho, Suk-Han Connie
Titel	Investigating Effects of Bilingualism on Syntactic Processing: Testing Structural Sensitivity Theory
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 72 (2022) 2, S.534-575 (42 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Siu, Tik-Sze Carrey) ORCID (Ho, Suk-Han Connie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/lang.12494
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Syntax; Age Groups; Chinese; English; Cognitive Ability; Word Order; Language Processing; Age Differences; Monolingualism; Morphology (Languages); Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Age grop; Altersgruppe; China; Chinesen; English language; Englisch; Denkfähigkeit; Wortfolge; Sprachverarbeitung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Morphology; Morphologie
Abstract	The present study compared Chinese-English bilinguals and English monolinguals within three age groups to examine whether bilinguals have an advantage in syntactic processing. Participants were tested on morphosyntactic awareness, word-order awareness, artificial syntax learning, and general cognitive abilities. Bilinguals within the three age groups performed better than their monolingual peers in acquiring a novel syntax and in processing morphosyntax specific to English. The bilingual adults also outperformed their monolingual peers in processing language-specific word order. Overall, the findings give credence to the structural sensitivity theory in accounting for bilingual syntactic processing. A bilingual advantage in language processing appears not confined to knowledge of and strategies specific to the additional language but constitutes a more abstract representation of underlying linguistic structure. Bilingual effects are also qualified by cross-language differences in linguistic features, age, and the amount of bilingual experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01