An Event-Related Potential (ERP) Investigation of Filler-Gap Processing in Native and Second Language Speakers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4502575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Dallas (University of Arizona), Gayle Dede (0009-0008-8617-4250, University of Arizona, corresponding author), Janet Nicol (0000-0001-5528-1266, University of Arizona) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 766-799 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| 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.12026 |
| OpenAlex | W1943966808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 65 |
The current study employed a neuro-imaging technique, Event-Related Potentials (ERP), to investigate real-time processing of sentences containing filler-gap dependencies by late-learning speakers of English as a second language (L2) with a Chinese native language background. An individual differences approach was also taken to examine the role of proficiency and working memory. Materials included a plausibility manipulation to look at whether a plausibility effect, the N400 effect, was found at the point of resolution, the verb, in filler-gap dependencies. The results suggest that, although the L2 speakers as a group are not sensitive to plausibility variations, correlational analysis indicates that more proficient L2 speakers, like the first-language (L1) speakers, are sensitive to plausibility variations while processing filler-gap sentences. Working memory was not found to be associated with more native-like processing of these constructions
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Event-related potential · Filler (materials) · Linguistics · N400 · Second language · Sentence processing · Verb · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |