The processing and comprehension of wh-questions among second language speakers of German

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Jackson, Carrie N. Bobb, Susan C.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Using the self-paced reading paradigm, the present study examines whether highly proficient second language (L2) speakers of German (English first language) use case-marking information during the on-line comprehension of unambiguous wh-extractions, even when task demands do not draw explicit attention to this morphosyntactic feature in German. Results support previous findings, in that both the native and the L2 German speakers exhibited an immediate subject preference in the matrix clause, suggesting they were sensitive to case-marking information. However, only among the native speakers did this subject preference carry over to reading times in the complement clause. The results from the present study are discussed in light of current debates regarding the ability of L2 speakers to attain nativelike processing strategies in their L2.
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Ending Page	636
Page Count	34
Starting Page	603
ISSN	01427164
e-ISSN	14691817
DOI	10.1017/s014271640999004x
Journal	Applied Psycholinguistics
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	30
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2009-10-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Applied Psycholinguistics Language Studies Speakers of German
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Linguistics and Language