Double-Number Marking Matters for Both L1 and L2 Processing of Nonlocal Agreement Similarly: An ERP Investigation

Autor/inn/en	Cheng, Yesi; Cunnings, Ian; Miller, David; Rothman, Jason
Titel	Double-Number Marking Matters for Both L1 and L2 Processing of Nonlocal Agreement Similarly: An ERP Investigation
Quelle	In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 44 (2022) 5, S.1309-1329 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cheng, Yesi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-2631
DOI	10.1017/S0272263121000772
Schlagwörter	Brain; Language Processing; Native Speakers; English; Chinese; Second Language Learning; Grammar; Responses; Accuracy; Sentences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gehirn; Sprachverarbeitung; Muttersprachler; English language; Englisch; China; Chinesen; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Grammatik; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse
Abstract	The present study uses event-related potentials (ERPs) to examine nonlocal agreement processing between native (L1) English speakers and Chinese-English second language (L2) learners, whose L1 lacks number agreement. We manipulated number marking with determiners ("the" vs. "that"/"these") to see how determiner-specification influences both native and nonnative processing downstream for verbal number agreement. Behavioral and ERP results suggest both groups detected nonlocal agreement violations, indexed by a P600 effect. Moreover, the manipulation of determiner-number specification revealed a facilitation effect across the board in both grammaticality judgment and ERP responses for both groups: increased judgment accuracy and a larger P600 effect amplitude for sentences containing violations with demonstratives rather than bare determiners. Contrary to some claims regarding the potential for nonnative processing, the present data suggest that L1 and L2 speakers show similar ERP responses when processing agreement, even when the L1 lacks the relevant distinction. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01