Overgeneralization of Korean subject honorification by English-speaking learners of Korean
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 21697598 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Nayoung Kwon (0000-0003-1217-2515, University of Oregon), Gyu-Ho Shin (0000-0002-8157-7148, University of Illinois Chicago, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Páginas | 1-17 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-12-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Bilingualism Language and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1366-7289 • E-ISSN: 1469-1841 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1366728925100813 |
| OpenAlex | W7111419186 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 73 |
The present study examines how L1-English learners acquire Korean subject honorification – a system that is socio-pragmatic in interpretation but syntactically constrained. Using a multi-method design (corpus analysis, politeness ratings, and self-paced reading), we find that learners show increasing sensitivity to politeness norms yet limited awareness of morphosyntactic constraints. In corpus analysis, learners used subject honorification almost exclusively alongside addressee honorification, indicating limited functional differentiation. In politeness ratings, learners consistently associated the subject honorific suffix with greater politeness, regardless of subject type, diverging from native speakers’ judgments. In self-paced reading, learners were sensitive to semantic anomalies (e.g., inanimate subjects) but not to morphosyntactic violations. Together, these findings suggest that learners interpret the subject honorific suffix as a general politeness marker, likely due to its low cue validity and frequent co-occurrence with pragmatically salient features. Our results highlight how cue reliability and competition shape L2 acquisition pathways under conditions of noisy linguistic representations
Honorific · Politeness · Salient · Suffix · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Using Korean
Grammatical processing in language learners
The development of shared syntax in second language learning
Event-Related Brain Potentials Elicited by Failure to Agree
Experimental Designs in Sentence Processing Research
When Gender and Looking Go Hand in Hand
Parsing and Working Memory in Bilingual Sentence Processing
Over-reliance on English hinders cognitive science
Beyond the critical period
Paradigms and processes in reading comprehension.
Some Notes on the Shallow Structure Hypothesis
Filler-Gap Dependencies and Island Constraints in Second-Language Sentence Processing
The Chi-square test of independence
The misinterpretation of noncanonical sentences
Random effects structure for confirmatory hypothesis testing
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4
Experimental paradigms in psycholinguistics
Selective Attention and Transfer Phenomena in L2 Acquisition
Interactive roles of L1 properties and L2 textbook input for constructing L2 knowledge
Learning two syntactic constructions simultaneously
Processing syntactic and semantic information in the L2
The role of processing goals in second language predictive processing
When social hierarchy matters grammatically
How ‘good-enough’ is second language comprehension? Morphological causative and suffixal passive constructions in Korean
Bilingual processing of case-marking and locative verbs in Korean
Honorific mismatches of coordinate subjects in Korean
The processing of English which-questions in adult L2 learners
The development and validation of a Korean C-Test using Rasch Analysis
Politeness as normative, evaluative and discriminatory
Questions of appropriateness and authenticity in the representation of Korean honorifics in textbooks for second language learners
When grammaticality is intentionally violated
Effects of Long-Term Language Use Experience in Sentence Processing
Learning Environment and Learning Outcome
Frequency Effects in Language Processing
Individual differences in language attainment
An empirical study of honorific mismatches in Korean
Reduced Competition Effects and Noisier Representations in a Second Language
Morphological Congruency and the Acquisition of L2 Morphemes
Blocking Effects in the Learning of Chinese Classifiers
Individual Differences in Second Language Sentence Processing
Proficiency Level and the Interaction of Lexical and Morphosyntactic Information During L2 Sentence Processing
Nonnative Speakers Do Not Take Competing Alternative Expressions Into Account the Way Native Speakers Do
Can Working Memory and Inhibitory Control Predict Second Language Learning in the Classroom
Is the Acquisition Order of Grammatical Morphemes Impervious to L1 Knowledge? Evidence From the Acquisition of Plural -s, Articles, and Possessive 's
| Obras citantes distintas | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 1 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 1 |