Ultimate attainment of anaphora resolution in L2 Chinese
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11655680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucy Zhao (0000-0003-4944-2363, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Lucy Xia Zhao (University of Sheffield) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 381-407 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Second language Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-6583 • E-ISSN: 1477-0326 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0267658314521107 |
| OpenAlex | W2321356653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 43 |
The current study tests the Interface Hypothesis through forward and backward anaphora in complex sentences with temporal subordinate clauses in highly proficient English-speaking learners’ second-language (L2) Chinese. Forward anaphora is involved when the overt pronoun ta ‘he/she’ or a null element appears in the subject position of the main clause, whereas backward anaphora is involved when it is in the subject position of the temporal clause, because the main clause always follows the temporal clause in Chinese. Specifically, the article tests the syntactic and discourse constraints in the interpretation and representation of ta and the null element in complex sentences. Ta is constrained by the syntactic cyclic-c-command condition. Thus it is possible for ta to refer to the other sentential subject in forward anaphora, but not in backward anaphora in Chinese. Unlike English, Chinese allows a null element in subject positions of finite subordinate and main clauses. It is proposed in the article that the null element in these positions is a Ø topic , a syntax–discourse interface category. Results from an acceptability judgement task and a picture judgment task indicate that Ø topic at the external interface has been acquired, whereas the cyclic-c-command condition within narrow syntax is fossilized in L2 Chinese
Anaphora (linguistics · Element (criminal law · Grammar · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Null (SQL · Pronoun · Resolution (logic · Subject (documents · Subject pronoun · Syntax · Computer Science · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Philosophy · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |