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Integrating meaning and structure in L1-L2 and L2-L1 translations 5 Jun 2013 | 06:48 pm
This article examined the integration of semantic and morphosyntactic information by Korean learners of English as a second language (L2). In Experiment 1, L2 learners listened to English active or pa...
The role of hypercorrection in the acquisition of L2 phonemic contrasts 5 Jun 2013 | 06:48 pm
This article reports empirical findings from an ongoing investigation into the acquisition of second-language (L2) phonemic contrasts. Specifically, we consider the status and role of the phenomenon o...
Sources of difficulty in L2 scope judgments 5 Jun 2013 | 06:48 pm
Second language (L2) learners have been found to experience difficulty in tasks that require the integration of discourse–pragmatic properties with syntactic and semantic properties (Sorace and Serrat...
Age of onset, length of residence, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment in three linguistic domains 5 Jun 2013 | 06:48 pm
A study was conducted to identify the scope and timing of maturational constraints in three linguistic domains within the same individuals, as well as the potential mediating roles of amount of second...
Inhibitive and facilitative priming induced by traces in the processing of wh-dependencies in a second language 5 Jun 2013 | 06:48 pm
Two experiments involving picture classifications investigated priming behavior in the context of wh-movement at clause edge and in indirect object position, respectively. In Experiment 1, intermediat...
Introduction to the special issue: Aspects of word learning on first exposure to a second language 22 Apr 2013 | 06:52 pm
This contribution presents an overview of first exposure studies in the context of word learning, focusing on issues that show up repeatedly in the relevant literature: computation versus storage, the...
Input processing of Chinese by ab initio learners 22 Apr 2013 | 06:52 pm
We report on a study of first-exposure learners with different first languages (L1s: English, Japanese) to examine their ability to process input for form and meaning. We used a rich set of tasks to t...
Extracting words from the speech stream at first exposure 22 Apr 2013 | 06:52 pm
The earliest stages of adult language acquisition have received increased attention in recent years (cf. Carroll, introduction to this issue). The study reported here aims to contribute to this discus...
Unfamiliar orthographic information and second language word learning: A novel lexicon study 22 Apr 2013 | 06:52 pm
Recent research indicates that knowledge of words’ spellings can influence knowledge of the phonological forms of second language (L2) words when the first and second languages use the same orthograph...
Learning exponents of number on first exposure to an L2 22 Apr 2013 | 06:52 pm
Number lends itself to the study of how input interacts with transferred first language (L1) knowledge to facilitate or impede second language (L2) learning. We present data from adult English speaker...
