Unraveling the Complexities of Second Language Lexical Stress Processing
The Impact of First Language Transfer, Second Language Proficiency, and Exposure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4501647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nuria Sagarra (0000-0002-9820-3935, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Laura Fernández‐arroyo (0000-0002-2487-375X, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Cristina Lozano‐argüelle (0000-0003-1648-6677, John Jay College of Criminal Justice), Cristina Lozano‐Argüelles (John Jay College of Criminal Justice), Joseph V Casillas (0000-0001-8735-9910, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 574-605 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lang.12627 |
| OpenAlex | W4390928598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 67 |
We investigated the role of cue weighting, second language (L2) proficiency, and L2 daily exposure in L2 learning of suprasegmentals different from the first language (L1), using eye-tracking. Spanish monolinguals, English-Spanish learners, and Mandarin-Spanish learners saw a paroxytone and an oxytone verb (e.g., FIRma-firMÓ "s/he signs-signed"), listened to a sentence containing one of the verbs, and chose the one that they heard. The three languages have contrastive lexical stress, but suprasegmentals have a greater functional load in Mandarin than in English. Monolinguals predicted suffixes accurately with both stress conditions and favored oxytones, but learners predicted suffixes accurately only with oxytones, the condition activating fewer lexical competitors. Monolinguals predicted suffixes accurately sooner but at a slower rate than did learners. L2 proficiency, but not L1 or L2 exposure, facilitated L2 predictions. In conclusion, learners of a contrastive-stress L1 rely on L2 suprasegmentals to the same extent as monolinguals, regardless of their L1. Lower L2 proficiency and higher cognitive load (more lexical competitors) reduce learners' reliance on suprasegmentals
Cognitive psychology · Contrastive analysis · First language · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mandarin Chinese · Mathematics education · Sentence · Stress (linguistics) · Transfer of training · Verb · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |