Prediction In Second Language Processing And Learning

Author : Edith Kaan,Theres Grüter
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258946

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Prediction in Second Language Processing and Learning by Edith Kaan,Theres Grüter Pdf

There is ample evidence that language users, including second-language (L2) users, can predict upcoming information during listening and reading. Yet it is still unclear when, how, and why language users engage in prediction, and what the relation is between prediction and learning. This volume presents a collection of current research, insights, and directions regarding the role of prediction in L2 processing and learning. The contributions in this volume specifically address how different (L1-based) theoretical models of prediction apply to or may be expanded to account for L2 processing, report new insights on factors (linguistic, cognitive, social) that modulate L2 users’ engagement in prediction, and discuss the functions that prediction may or may not serve in L2 processing and learning. Taken together, this volume illustrates various fruitful approaches to investigating and accounting for differences in predictive processing within and across individuals, as well as across populations.

Author : Bill VanPatten,Jill Jegerski
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027253156

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Research in Second Language Processing and Parsing by Bill VanPatten,Jill Jegerski Pdf

This volume is the first dedicated to the growing field of theory and research on second language processing and parsing. The fourteen papers in this volume offer cutting-edge research using a number of different languages (e.g., Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, English) and structures (e.g., relative clauses, wh-gaps, gender, number) to examine various issues in second language processing: first language influence, whether or not non-natives can achieve native-like processing, the roles of context and prosody, the effects of working memory, and others. The researchers include both established scholars and newer voices, all offering important insights into the factors that affect processing and parsing in a second language.

Author : Bronwen Patricia Dyson,Gisela Håkansson
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027265876

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Understanding Second Language Processing by Bronwen Patricia Dyson,Gisela Håkansson Pdf

This book aims to help researchers and teachers interested in language processing and Processability Theory (PT) to understand this theory and its applications. PT is an influential account of second language processing which hypothesizes that, due to the architecture of language processing, learners acquire second languages in developmental stages. This book lays out PT’s predictions and research on the development of diverse target languages – particularly English and Scandinavian languages – by learners of various categories. It discusses the typological issues facing PT and its contribution to an understanding of variation and cognitive constraints on pedagogy. However, the book also raises a critical eye to the literature which, after almost twenty years of evolution, requires explanation, clarification and, in some cases, extension. Why do some phenomena belong to different stages in different languages? Why are important types of variation under-represented? Is teaching as constrained as proposed in PT?

Author : Kara Morgan-Short,Janet G. van Hell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781003816461

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The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Neurolinguistics by Kara Morgan-Short,Janet G. van Hell Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Neurolinguistics provides a comprehensive discussion of a wide range of neurocognitive and neurobiological scientific research about learning second or additional languages. It is a one-of-a-kind centralized resource that brings together research that is typically found in disperse publication venues. Eminent global scholars from various disciplines synthesize and cross-fertilize current and past neural research about second language through systematic, in-depth, and timely chapters that discuss cores issues for understanding the neurocognition of second language learning, representation, and processing. Handbook sections provide overviews of extant and emerging neuroscience methods, syntheses of neurocognitive research on second language syntax, morphosyntax, lexicon, phonology, and pragmatics, and up-to-date descriptions of theoretical approaches of the neural basis of second language learning. The volume provides additional sections that synthesize research on a variety of topics including factors that affect the neurocognition of second language, the neural mechanisms underlying second language learning, individual differences in the neurocognition of second language, as well as research on understudied languages and populations, such as sign language, child second language learners, and individuals with aphasia. This handbook will be an indispensable resource to scholars and students across a wide range of disciplines, including those interested in second language acquisition, applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, and research methodology. It should facilitate transformative connections between ideas and disciplines and lead to informative and productive paths for future research.

Author : Manfred Pienemann
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027285539

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Language Processing and Second Language Development by Manfred Pienemann Pdf

This book marks a new development in the field of second language acquisition research. It explores the way in which language processing mechanisms shape the course of language development. Language Processing and Second Language Development thus adds one major psychological component to the search for a theory of second language acquisition. The core of the book is Pienemann’s Processability Theory which spells out which second language forms are processable at which developmental stage. The theory is based on recent research into language processing and is formalised within Lexical-Functional Grammar. The predictions of the theory are applied to the second language development of English, German, Japanese and Swedish. The theory is also tested in on-line experiments. In addition, Processability Theory has major implications for interlanguage variation (including task variation) and age-related differences in language acquisition. All of these issues are explored from a processing perspective with theoretical and empirical rigor.

Author : Alison Mackey,Susan M. Gass
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119814474

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Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research by Alison Mackey,Susan M. Gass Pdf

Offers the most up-to-date coverage of research methods and best practices in the study of second language acquisition, edited by two of the leading figures in the field Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research provides an up-to-date overview of both traditional and cutting-edge techniques and methods in the field. Bringing together contributions from an international team of experts, this authoritative volume covers the qualitative, quantitative, survey-based, interdisciplinary, statistical analysis, and data replication methods that students and early-career researchers need to know when developing their projects and experiments in second language acquisition research. Each chapter includes best practices, case studies, and research questions, together with suggested readings which exemplify a wide range of contemporary methodologies. Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research builds on the foundation of Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition, the first volume in the Wiley Blackwell Guides to Research Methods series to cover the field of SLA. Eleven new chapters and four revised chapters address classroom research methods, qualitative approaches to data, collecting introspective second language (L2) data, L2 data on brain and articulatory mechanisms, problematic terminology in the SLA community, and more. Covers theory-based methodologies, synthetic and meta-analytic work, mixed methods, coding, and statistical analysis Describes and evaluates recent methodological advances and experimental approaches in SLA research Includes study questions, links to additional resources, and example study boxes that summarize methodological principles and connect them to real-world research studies Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in SLA and applied linguistics programs, novice researchers studying SLA research methods, and more established scholars looking for a concise and up-to-date overview of SLA methodology.

Author : Aline Godfroid,Holger Hopp
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 715 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000779042

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The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics by Aline Godfroid,Holger Hopp Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics provides a comprehensive survey of the latest research at the intersection of linguistics, cognitive psychology, and applied linguistics, for those seeking to understand the mental architecture and processes that shape the acquisition of additional languages. The handbook represents the full complexity of second language acquisition across the lifespan, spanning childhood bilinguals and adult L2 learners, and is inclusive of heritage languages, early bilingualism and multilingualism, and language attrition. An authoritative selection of diverse, global, leading psycholinguists synthesize the latest research to provide a thorough overview in a single volume and set the agenda for the future. The volume is organized into five key parts for ease of use: psycholinguistics across the lifespan; methods; theoretical perspectives; the psycholinguistics of learning; and transdisciplinary perspectives. This handbook will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students of psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, applied linguistics, bilingualism, cognitive science, psychology, and research methodology.

Author : Ellen Bialystok
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1991-05-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521379180

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Language Processing in Bilingual Children by Ellen Bialystok Pdf

A collection of papers that explore bilingual children coping with two language systems.

Author : Yuichi Suzuki
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000918700

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Practice and Automatization in Second Language Research by Yuichi Suzuki Pdf

Practice is a recurring and popular theme in language education. However, the concepts of practice and automatization have recently received renewed theoretical and practical interest and are increasingly being explored from the skill acquisition theory and cognitive psychology perspectives. In this volume, leading scholars discuss the optimal types, amounts, and schedules of practice for specific language structures and skills, as well as for various types of learners and learning contexts, to facilitate second language development. They illuminate how practice is instantiated for specific groups of teachers and learners in diverse institutionalized contexts, such as foreign language curriculum development, intelligent computer-assisted language learning systems, task-based language teaching, and study abroad. Furthermore, original methodological syntheses of extant research on practice and automatization are presented, along with guides for conducting empirical research on these topics. Practice and Automatization in Second Language Research: Perspectives from Skill Acquisition Theory and Cognitive Psychology is a valuable resource and reference for graduate students and researchers in the field of SLA and applied linguistics.

Author : Franziska Kretzschmar,Martine Grice,Phillip M. Alday,Roel M. Willems,Ingmar Brilmayer
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832526392

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Variability in language predictions: Assessing the influence of speaker, text and experimental method by Franziska Kretzschmar,Martine Grice,Phillip M. Alday,Roel M. Willems,Ingmar Brilmayer Pdf

Author : Fatih Bayram,Maki Kubota,Sergio Miguel Pereira Soares
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832546932

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The Next Phase in Heritage Language Studies: Methodological Considerations and Advancements by Fatih Bayram,Maki Kubota,Sergio Miguel Pereira Soares Pdf

Over the past three decades studies investigating heritage speaker (HS) linguistic competencies have shown, time and again that, despite being L1 or 2L1 native speakers of their home language(s), HS outcomes display variation across a wide spectrum of differences as compared to each other, other types of bilinguals as well as their monolingual peers. Studies have traditionally used—mostly behavioral—methodologies rooted in adjacent established fields (e.g., L1 acquisition, adult L2 acquisition) offering, in addition to documenting and describing HS performance, important insights for linguistic theory and challenges related to (home/minority) language maintenance, contact, policy and more. A birds-eye view makes it clear that the methodologies one uses to tap into HSs’ linguistic knowledge areas, if not more, are important than the phenomena under investigation, especially in light of how their unique experiences with their heritage and other languages are present across a continuum.

Author : Alan Juffs,Guillermo A. Rodríguez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136217203

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Second Language Sentence Processing by Alan Juffs,Guillermo A. Rodríguez Pdf

This addition to the Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition series presents a comprehensive review of the latest research findings on sentence processing in second language acquisition. The book begins with a broad overview of the core issues of second language sentence processing research and then narrows its focus by dedicating individual chapters to each of these key areas. While a number of publications have discussed research findings on knowledge of formal syntactic principles as part of theories of second language acquisition, there are fewer resources dedicated to the role of second language sentence processing in this context. This volume will act as the first full-length literature review of the field on the market.

Author : Daniel R. Walter
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788928779

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Psycholinguistic Approaches to Instructed Second Language Acquisition by Daniel R. Walter Pdf

This book applies a psycholinguistic perspective to instructed second language acquisition, seeking to bridge the gap between second language acquisition research and language teaching practices. It challenges the traditional divide between conscious and unconscious processes, or explicit and implicit learning, and re-envisions this as a continuum of the varying levels of consciousness which can be applied by learners to different language behaviors in the second language classroom. It applies this model to learner development and the classroom context, discussing pedagogical applications for instructors at all levels. This book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in second language acquisition, psycholinguistics and language pedagogy. The accessible discussion of research findings, pedagogical approaches and classroom tasks and activities make this book particularly relevant for language teachers, providing the tools needed to apply second language acquisition research in their classroom.

Author : Mikel Santesteban,Jon Andoni Duñabeitia,Cristina Baus
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027249609

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Bilingualism through the Prism of Psycholinguistics by Mikel Santesteban,Jon Andoni Duñabeitia,Cristina Baus Pdf

Professor Albert Costa (1970-2018) was one of the most influential scholars in the fields of psycholinguistics and bilingualism. This book provides a faithful look at the most relevant lines of research in which he worked during his academic career. Written by some of his close collaborators and friends, the book presents a coherent summary of the most relevant psycholinguistic theories on language processing and bilingualism, including critical reviews to current models of lexical access, the representation of cognate words, neurolinguistic models of bilingualism, cross-linguistic effects in bimodal bilinguals (sign language), prediction processes and linguistic alignment in bilinguals, the influence of foreign-language effects in social cognition and the effects of bilingualism in emotion and decision making processing. This volume is a tribute to Prof. Costa and his work, and is born from a deep love and respect for his way of approaching the science of multilingualism from a psycholinguistic perspective.

Author : Gisela Granena,Daniel O. Jackson,Yucel Yilmaz
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027266323

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Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Processing and Acquisition by Gisela Granena,Daniel O. Jackson,Yucel Yilmaz Pdf

Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Processing and Acquisition contains 14 chapters that focus on the role of cognitive IDs in L2 learning and processing. The book brings together theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of cognitive IDs, as well as empirical studies that investigate the mediating role of cognitive IDs in various linguistic domains. Chapters include contributions from researchers working within second language acquisition (SLA), psycholinguistics, and cognitive psychology, sharing a common interest in the application of cognitive IDs to their respective areas of study. The interdisciplinary understanding of cognitive IDs presented in this book makes the book of interest to a wide readership of graduate students, faculty members, and academic researchers in the fields of SLA, psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and education.