The Processing and Comprehension of "Wh"-Questions among Second Language Speakers of German

Autor/inn/en	Jackson, Carrie N.; Bobb, Susan C.
Titel	The Processing and Comprehension of "Wh"-Questions among Second Language Speakers of German
Quelle	In: Applied Psycholinguistics, 30 (2009) 4, S.603-636 (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-7164
DOI	10.1017/S014271640999004X
Schlagwörter	German; Native Speakers; Phrase Structure; Reading Strategies; Applied Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Language Processing; Sentences; Reading Processes; Second Language Learning; Morphology (Languages); Second Languages; Language Patterns; Syntax; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Deutscher; Muttersprachler; Phrasenstruktur; Reading strategy; Leselernstufe; Lesetechnik; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Psycholinguistik; Sprachverarbeitung; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Leseprozess; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Morphology; Morphologie; Second language; Zweitsprache; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur
Abstract	Using the self-paced reading paradigm, the present study examines whether highly proficient second language (L2) speakers of German (English first language) use case-marking information during the on-line comprehension of unambiguous "wh"-extractions, even when task demands do not draw explicit attention to this morphosyntactic feature in German. Results support previous findings, in that both the native and the L2 German speakers exhibited an immediate subject preference in the matrix clause, suggesting they were sensitive to case-marking information. However, only among the native speakers did this subject preference carry over to reading times in the complement clause. The results from the present study are discussed in light of current debates regarding the ability of L2 speakers to attain nativelike processing strategies in their L2. (As Provided).
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