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Coreference and discourse coherence in L2

The roles of grammatical aspect and referential form

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ID21201654
AuthorsTheres Grüter (0000-0001-6354-9787, University of Hawaii–West Oahu, corresponding author), Hannah Rohde (0000-0002-9356-3229, University of Edinburgh), Amy J Schafer (0000-0001-8800-7386, University of Hawaii–West Oahu)
Year2017
Volume7
Issue2
Pages199-229
Publication date2017-04-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistic Approaches to Bilingualism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1879-9264 • E-ISSN: 1879-9272
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/lab.15011.gru
OpenAlexW2182160297
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited40

Discourse-level factors, such as event structure and the form of referential expressions, play an important role in native speakers’ referential processing. This paper presents an experiment with Japanese- and Korean-speaking learners of English, investigating the extent to which discourse-level biases that have gradient effects in L1 speakers are also implicated in L2 speakers’ coreference choices. Results from a story continuation task indicate that biases involving referential form were remarkably similar for L1 and L2 speakers. In contrast, event structure, indicated by perfective versus imperfective aspect, had a more limited effect on L2 speakers’ referential choices. The L2 results are discussed in light of existing accounts of L1 reference processing, which assume that referential choices are shaped by speakers’ continually updated expectations about what is likely to be mentioned next, and argued to reflect L2 speakers’ reduced reliance on expectations

Cognitive psychology · Continuation · Coreference · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Second language · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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