Linguistic Constraints on the Cross-Linguistic Variations in L2 Word Recognition

Autor/inn/en	Li, Xiaomeng; Koda, Keiko
Titel	Linguistic Constraints on the Cross-Linguistic Variations in L2 Word Recognition
Quelle	In: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 35 (2022) 6, S.1401-1424 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Koda, Keiko)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0922-4777
DOI	10.1007/s11145-022-10266-6
Schlagwörter	Contrastive Linguistics; Second Language Learning; Phonology; Morphology (Languages); Language Processing; Predictor Variables; Chinese; Native Language; English (Second Language); College Students; Comparative Analysis; Reading Comprehension; Phonemes; Word Recognition; Syllables; Written Language; Transfer of Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fonologie; Morphology; Morphologie; Sprachverarbeitung; Prädiktor; China; Chinesen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Leseverstehen; Fonem; Worterkennung; Silbe; Geschriebene Sprache; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung
Abstract	This study investigated how experience with a first language (L1) writing system affects the development of the second language (L2) word recognition subskills and how L2 linguistic knowledge constrains such L1 impacts. In this study, word recognition is conceptualized as a complex construct that entails multiple subskills necessary for identifying a word based on the linguistic information (phonology and morphology) encoded in its visual form. To capture the complexity of the construct, we measured three word-form analysis skills, including orthographic, grapho-phonological, and grapho-morphological processing subskills. We then compared their relative contributions to word-meaning retrieval and reading comprehension among fifty-two college-level Chinese students who learned English in the U.S. The results demonstrated that while orthographic processing subskills were a significant predictor of word-meaning retrieval, grapho-morphological processing subskills were the only factor contributing to text comprehension. In addition, our data revealed that L2 linguistic knowledge played differential roles in mediating the contribution of the L2 word-form analysis skills to word-meaning retrieval and reading comprehension. These findings suggest that L2 word recognition development is constrained not only by previously acquired reading skills and but also by emerging knowledge of the target language. We discussed how the notion of script relativity encapsulates such complex cross-linguistic interactions among morpho-syllabic Chinese (L1), morpho-phonemic English (L2) writing systems, and L2 linguistic knowledge in L2 word recognition development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01