Native Language Effects on Spelling in English as a Foreign Language: A Time-Course Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Dich, Nadya; Pedersen, Bo
Titel	Native Language Effects on Spelling in English as a Foreign Language: A Time-Course Analysis
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 16 (2013) 1, S.51-68 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1481-868X
Schlagwörter	Spelling; Native Speakers; English (Second Language); Native Language; Transfer of Training; Second Language Learning; Indo European Languages; Russian; Italian; Error Correction; Language Processing; Intervals; Language Rhythm; Contrastive Linguistics; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schreibweise; Muttersprachler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Indoeuropäisch; Russisch; Italienisch; Korrektur; Sprachverarbeitung; Sprachrhythmus; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Collegestudent
Abstract	The study explores first language (L1) influences on the mechanisms of spelling in English as a foreign language (EFL). We hypothesized that the transparency of L1 orthography influences (a) the amount of hesitation associated with spelling irregular English words, and (b) the size of units EFL spellers operate. Participants were adult speakers of three languages differing by the degree of transparency, Danish, Russian, and Italian (n = 60), and a group of English native speakers (n = 20). We analyzed keystroke logs from typed spellings of 30 English words. The amount of hesitation (number of corrections and number of long within-word pauses), was equal across all participants groups, thus disconfirming our first hypothesis. Inter-key intervals between onsets and rhymes were longer than within-rhyme intervals, but only in Danes and native English speakers, and not in Russians and Italians. We discuss how the characteristics of the L1 may explain the observed cross-linguistic differences. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / Association canadienne de linguistique appliquee. Departement de langues, linguistique et traduction, Pavillon de Koninck, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada. Web site: http://www.aclacaal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10