Collocation in the Mind: Investigating Collocational Priming in Second Language Speakers of Italian

IF 3.5 1区文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Language Learning Pub Date : 2024-07-31 DOI:10.1111/lang.12663

Irene Fioravanti, Anna Siyanova‐Chanturia, Alessandro Lenci

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Abstract

Collocational priming is a priming effect induced by collocationally related words; it has been taken to explain the cognitive reality of collocation. Collocational priming has largely been observed in first language (L1) speakers, whereas work on the representation of collocation in a second language (L2) is still limited. In the present study, we sought to investigate this phenomenon in L1 and L2 speakers of Italian. We used a lexical decision task to explore collocational priming in verb–noun and noun–adjective collocations differing in frequency and collocational strength. Both L1 and L2 speakers were found sensitive to the frequency of collocations. Importantly, exposure to L2 Italian was found to play a role. The results suggest that collocational priming occurs both in L1 and L2 speakers, and that the mechanisms associated with collocation processing and representation in L1 and L2 speakers may be comparable.

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心目中的搭配：调查意大利语第二语言使用者的搭配引物

搭配引物是由与搭配相关的词引起的引物效应；它被认为可以解释搭配的认知现实。搭配先导效应主要是在第一语言（L1）使用者中观察到的，而第二语言（L2）中的搭配表征研究还很有限。在本研究中，我们试图调查第一语言和第二语言意大利语使用者的这一现象。我们使用词汇决定任务来探索动词-名词和名词-形容词搭配中的搭配引物，这些搭配的频率和搭配强度各不相同。结果发现，L1 和 L2 说话者对搭配频率都很敏感。重要的是，接触 L2 意大利语也会产生影响。研究结果表明，L1 和 L2 说话者都会出现搭配引物，L1 和 L2 说话者的搭配加工和表征机制可能具有可比性。

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9.10

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15.90%

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期刊介绍： Language Learning is a scientific journal dedicated to the understanding of language learning broadly defined. It publishes research articles that systematically apply methods of inquiry from disciplines including psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, educational inquiry, neuroscience, ethnography, sociolinguistics, sociology, and anthropology. It is concerned with fundamental theoretical issues in language learning such as child, second, and foreign language acquisition, language education, bilingualism, literacy, language representation in mind and brain, culture, cognition, pragmatics, and intergroup relations. A subscription includes one or two annual supplements, alternating among a volume from the Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience Series, the Currents in Language Learning Series or the Language Learning Special Issue Series.