Processing morphology in L2 Turkish
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Serkan Uygun
Abstract
Cross-linguistic research suggests that the processing of multimorphemic words in a language is tuned by its morphological characteristics. This means the processing pattern of a language either as a first (L1) or a second language (L2) can be influenced by its morphological properties. In L2 acquisition, the question is whether learners demonstrate, like native speakers, a processing pattern that is shaped by the morphological structure of that language or whether they follow an L1-based processing route. The present study explores this via unprimed lexical decision data from L1-English and L1-Russian learners of L2 Turkish. The results revealed decomposition in Russian-speaking participants but not in Turkish speakers or English-speaking participants. This implies L2 proficiency-based differences in the extent of L1 transfer in processing inflection.
Abstract
Cross-linguistic research suggests that the processing of multimorphemic words in a language is tuned by its morphological characteristics. This means the processing pattern of a language either as a first (L1) or a second language (L2) can be influenced by its morphological properties. In L2 acquisition, the question is whether learners demonstrate, like native speakers, a processing pattern that is shaped by the morphological structure of that language or whether they follow an L1-based processing route. The present study explores this via unprimed lexical decision data from L1-English and L1-Russian learners of L2 Turkish. The results revealed decomposition in Russian-speaking participants but not in Turkish speakers or English-speaking participants. This implies L2 proficiency-based differences in the extent of L1 transfer in processing inflection.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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PART I. The acquisition of L2 phonology
- Acquisition of L2 Turkish prosody 19
- Decreasing dependence on orthography in phonological development 49
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PART II. The acquisition of L2 morpho-syntax
- The acquisition of TAM markers in L2 Turkish 75
- The causative/inchoative morphology in L2 Turkish under the Feature Reassembly Approach 107
- Someone judges every sentence 135
- Syntax/semantics/pragmatics of yes/no question in second language Turkish 165
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PART III. The acquisition of L2 discourse/pragmatics
- Cross-linguistic effects in the use of suggestion formulas by L2 Turkish learners 195
- Explicit apologies in L2 Turkish 221
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PART IV. The processing of L2 morpho-syntax
- Processing morphology in L2 Turkish 251
- Non-native syntactic processing of Case and Agreement 281
- Structural priming in L2 Turkish 313
- Conclusion 333
- Index 347
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
PART I. The acquisition of L2 phonology
- Acquisition of L2 Turkish prosody 19
- Decreasing dependence on orthography in phonological development 49
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PART II. The acquisition of L2 morpho-syntax
- The acquisition of TAM markers in L2 Turkish 75
- The causative/inchoative morphology in L2 Turkish under the Feature Reassembly Approach 107
- Someone judges every sentence 135
- Syntax/semantics/pragmatics of yes/no question in second language Turkish 165
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PART III. The acquisition of L2 discourse/pragmatics
- Cross-linguistic effects in the use of suggestion formulas by L2 Turkish learners 195
- Explicit apologies in L2 Turkish 221
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PART IV. The processing of L2 morpho-syntax
- Processing morphology in L2 Turkish 251
- Non-native syntactic processing of Case and Agreement 281
- Structural priming in L2 Turkish 313
- Conclusion 333
- Index 347
