The interplay of learners’ cognitive abilities in the learning and automatization of miniature language grammar

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.1017/s0272263125000117

Małgorzata Foryś-Nogala, Olga Broniś, Aleksandra Janczarska

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Abstract

This study focused on the relative contributions of cognitive aptitudes to the incidental learning and automatization of mini-language grammar. Over three sessions, participants (N = 45; first language [L1] Polish; age range: 19–35) completed computerized training in MiniItaliano as well as tasks tapping into working memory, general intelligence, and language analytic ability (LAA). The overt aim of the training was to comprehend messages placed in the context of an Italian supermarket; however, its actual goal was to acquire the target syntactic rules (i.e., subject-verb agreement, gender agreement, word order). The final session included a surprise post-test with untimed and timed grammaticality judgment tasks (GJTs) as measures of explicit and automatized knowledge, respectively. Results showed that performance on both tasks was predicted by LAA over and above other cognitive and control measures. Additionally, scores on the untimed GJTs were related to reliance on (self-discovered) rules, while timed GJTs involved general IQ.

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学习者认知能力在微型语言语法学习和自动化中的相互作用

本研究的重点是认知能力对小语言语法附带学习和自动化的相对贡献。在三个疗程中，参与者(N = 45；第一语言[L1]波兰语；年龄范围：19-35岁)完成了MiniItaliano的计算机培训，以及开发工作记忆、一般智力和语言分析能力（LAA）的任务。培训的公开目标是理解放在意大利超市背景下的信息；然而，它的实际目的是获取目标句法规则（即主谓一致、性别一致、词序一致）。最后一个阶段包括一个惊喜的后测试，其中包括非定时和定时语法判断任务（gjt），分别作为显式和自动化知识的测量。结果表明，LAA比其他认知和控制措施更能预测两项任务的表现。此外，非限时gjt的得分与对（自我发现的）规则的依赖有关，而限时gjt涉及一般智商。

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition LINGUISTICS-

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8.00

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9.80%

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期刊介绍： Studies in Second Language Acquisition is a refereed journal of international scope devoted to the scientific discussion of acquisition or use of non-native and heritage languages. Each volume (five issues) contains research articles of either a quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods nature in addition to essays on current theoretical matters. Other rubrics include shorter articles such as Replication Studies, Critical Commentaries, and Research Reports.