Lexical and metrical cues for English word segmentation by Mandarin second language learners of English

2011 ◽  
Vol 130 (4) ◽  
pp. 2575-2575
Author(s):  
Yu-Ting Luo ◽  
Chien-Tzu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
English Word ◽  
Word Segmentation

Alternating-color words facilitate reading and eye movements among second-language learners of Chinese

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 685-699
Author(s):  
Wei Zhou ◽  
Wanwen Ye ◽  
Ming Yan
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Fixation Duration ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
Reading Speed ◽  
Word Segmentation ◽  
Word Boundary ◽  
Fixation Location ◽  
Reading Efficiency ◽  
Boundary Information

AbstractThe present study investigated whether word-boundary information, provided by alternating colors (consistent or inconsistent with word-boundary information) in a Chinese sentence would facilitate the reading of second-language (L2) learners. Thirty-three Korean students were recruited in the eye-movement experiment. Relative to a baseline (i.e., mono-colors) condition, incorrect word segmentation produced closer fixation location toward the beginning of words, longer fixation duration, higher refixation rate, and slower reading speed. In contrast, word segmentation with alternating colors produced further fixation location toward the center of words, shorter fixation duration, lower refixation rate, and faster reading speed. These results indicate that L2 readers are capable of making use of word-boundary knowledge for saccade generation, which can result in a facilitation of reading efficiency.

Morphophonemic transfer in English second language learners

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
SZE WEI PING ◽  
SUSAN J. RICKARD LIOW
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
English Word ◽  
Decision Task ◽  
Transitional Probability ◽  
L2 Processing ◽  
English Second Language ◽  
L1 English

Malay (Rumi) is alphabetic and has a transparent, agglutinative system of affixation. We manipulated language-specific junctural phonetics in Malay and English to investigate whether morphophonemic L1-knowledge influences L2-processing. A morpheme decision task, “Does this <nonword> sound like a mono- or bi-morphemic English word?”, was developed by crossing English Transitional Probability (high vs. low) with Malay Transitional Possibility (possible vs. impossible). The data for Malay-L1/English-L2 adults (N = 21) provide clear and reliable empirical evidence of L1-to-L2 morphophonemic transfer: Participants were more accurate at identifying transitional boundaries in English when they are also possible in Malay. Pedagogical implications are discussed.

A longitudinal ERP study of language effects in beginning second language learners

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine J. Midgley ◽  
Laura N. Soskey ◽  
Phillip J. Holcomb ◽  
Jonathan Grainger
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
Language Effects
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