The Effects of Information Structure in the Processing of Word Order Variation in the Second Language

Autor/inn/en	López-Beltrán, Priscila; Johns, Michael A.; Dussias, Paola E.; Lozano, Cristóbal; Palma, Alfonso
Titel	The Effects of Information Structure in the Processing of Word Order Variation in the Second Language
Quelle	In: Second Language Research, 38 (2022) 3, S.639-670 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (López-Beltrán, Priscila) ORCID (Lozano, Cristóbal)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-6583
DOI	10.1177/0267658321992461
Schlagwörter	Language Processing; Word Order; Form Classes (Languages); Native Language; Second Language Learning; Context Effect; Monolingualism; Spanish; English (Second Language); Reading Processes; Computational Linguistics; Information Sources; Comparative Analysis; Eye Movements; Psycholinguistics; Evidence; Task Analysis; Language Tests; Verbal Ability; Naming; Pictorial Stimuli; Language Fluency; College Entrance Examinations; Participant Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverarbeitung; Wortfolge; Analytischer Sprachbau; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Spanisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Leseprozess; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Information source; Informationsquelle; Augenbewegung; Psycholinguistik; Evidenz; Aufgabenanalyse; Language test; Sprachtest; Mündliche Leistung; Fantasieanregung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Aufnahmeprüfung
Abstract	Traditionally, it has been claimed that the non-canonical word order of passives makes them inherently more difficult to comprehend than their canonical active counterparts both in the first (L1) and second language (L2). However, growing evidence suggests that non-canonical word orders are not inherently more difficult to process than canonical counterparts when presented with discourse contexts that license their information structure constraints. In an eye-tracking experiment, we investigated the effect of information structure on the online processing of active and passive constructions and whether this effect differed in monolinguals and L1-Spanish-L2-English speakers. In line with previous corpus studies, our results indicated that there was an interaction between word order and information structure according to which passive sentences were much more costly to process with new--given information structure patterns. Crucially, we failed to find evidence that the effect of information structure on word order constraints in comprehension differed between monolingual and L2 speakers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01