Cross-language influences in L2 pre-lexical and lexical processing and acquisition

Piasecki, Anna E.; Dijkstra, Ton

Abstract

We review how second language (L2) printed and spoken word recognition is affected by first language (L1) characteristics. First, sublexical word properties in bilingual word recognition are considered, in particular diacritical marks and Capital Letters in a script, script-specific letters, language-sensitive bigrams, and grapheme to phoneme correspondences (GPCs). Next, we focus on cross-language effects for words varying in orthographic neighbourhoods and morphological family size, cognates, and interlingual homographs. For both sublexical and lexical aspects, we examine if language membership information might be used to facilitate processing. Finally, we describe how cross-language similarities and differences play out during second language acquisition. A summary of sublexical and lexical cross-linguistic effects in L2 processing and acquisition concludes the chapter.

• Online Publication Date: May 1, 2023
• Publication Date: May 1, 2023
• Deposit Date: Oct 25, 2022
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
• Pages: 126-151
• Book Title: Cross-language Influences in Second Language Acquisition and Processing: Interdisciplinary insights and perspectives
• Chapter Number: 6
• ISBN: 9789027212917
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/bpa.16.06pia
• Keywords: cross-language, L2, sublexical, script, Second Language Acquisition
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• Publisher URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/bpa.16.06pia
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• Contract Date: Apr 1, 2022