Scalar implicatures in adult L2 learners: A self-paced reading study

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-11-30 DOI:10.1177/02676583221134058

Jacee Cho

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Abstract

Using self-paced reading, the present study compared native English and adult L1-Korean–L2-English speakers’ processing behaviors during online comprehension of underinformative scalar sentences and non-scalar sentences like Some/All elephants have trunks and ears. Results indicate that native speakers showed online sensitivity (i.e. slower reading) to underinformative scalar sentences relative to non-scalar sentences, but second language (L2) speakers did not. These results are interpreted in support of the Relevance Theory claim that scalar implicature generation is modulated by contextual and individual factors, in particular by the language condition, that is, whether sentences are presented in L1-English versus L2-English.

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成人二语学习者的标量含义:一项自定节奏阅读研究

本研究采用自定节奏阅读的方法，比较了英语母语者和成人L1-Korean-L2-English使用者在在线理解信息不足标量句和非标量句(如Some/All elephants have and ears)时的加工行为。结果表明，相对于非标量句子，母语使用者对信息不足的标量句子表现出在线敏感性(即阅读速度较慢)，而第二语言(L2)使用者则没有。这些结果被解释为支持关联理论的主张，即标量含意的产生受语境和个人因素的调节，特别是受语言条件的调节，即句子是用一级英语还是二级英语呈现。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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