Reading-time studies of second language ambiguity resolution

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ID11655938
AutoresDespina Papadopoulou (0000-0002-3599-2842, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, autor correspondente)
Ano2005
Volume21
Fascículo2
Páginas98-120
Data de publicação2005-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSecond language Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0267-6583 • E-ISSN: 1477-0326
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1191/0267658305sr254oa
OpenAlexW1993183529
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas51

This article provides a review of studies that have examined the ambiguity resolution strategies employed when processing a second language (L2). The way second language learners parse the L2 input has not yet been thoroughly investigated, although recently there has been an increasing interest in this area. The exploration of the mechanisms L2 learners use to parse ambiguous constructions allows us to examine not only aspects of L2 acquisition that still remain obscure, but also the validity of existing theories of parsing. The studies reported in this article look at three different types of ambiguous construction in the L2, and their results are discussed in relation to the L2 performance pattern. Most of the findings show that even advanced L2 learners are slower readers than native speakers and apply processing routines that depart from those best suited for processing the target language input. In addition, although L2 learners show sensitivity to lexical cues such as verb argument structure when processing the L2 input, they are less likely to rapidly employ structural information on line. The issues of the transfer of processing mechanisms from the first language (L1) to the second as well as the impact of L2 exposure on the adoption of the L2 processing routines are still unresolved and need to be further investigated

Ambiguity · Argument (complex analysis · First language · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Parsing · Reading (process · Resolution (logic · Second-language acquisition · Sentence processing · Verb · Computer Science · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence