Working Memory Effects in the L2 Processing of Ambiguous Relative Clauses

作者: Holger Hopp

DOI: 10.1080/10489223.2014.892943

关键词: Computer scienceSentence processingPhrase structure rulesLinguisticsWorking memoryShort-term memoryFirst languageParsingTask analysisSyntax

摘要: This article investigates whether and how L2 sentence processing is affected by memory constraints that force serial parsing. Monitoring eye movements, we test effects of working memory on L2 relative-clause attachment preferences in a sample of 75 late-adult German learners of English and 25 native English controls. Mixed linear regression analyses find effects of reading span on attachment preferences across tasks in the L2 group. In addition, relative-clause attachment was modulated by slowdowns in lexical processing, which …

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