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Psycholinguistically oriented second language research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2002

Alan Juffs
Alan Juffs
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh
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Abstract

This chapter reviews recent research that investigates second language performance from the perspective of sentence processing (on-line comprehension studies) and word recognition. It concentrates on describing methods that employ reaction time measures as correlates of processing difficulty or knowledge representation. This research suggests that second language learners employ much the same on-line processing strategies as native speakers, but that the L1 can also influence L2 processing. Reaction times in lexical decision experiments have been useful in exploring the relationship between the first and second language lexicons and automatic processes in lexical access. Finally, the chapter mentions some of the problems in this line of research, in particular the issue of individual differences in working memory and technological challenges.

Type
RESEARCH METHODS
Information
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics , Volume 21 , January 2001 , pp. 207 - 220
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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