| Presentation | 2012-07-22 Japanese EFL Learners' On-line Sensitivity to Subject-verb Number Dis/agreement in English Toshiyuki YAMADA, Yuki HIROSE, |
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| Abstract(in English) | This study examined Japanese EFL learners' on-line sensitivity to a L2 English property that is not found in their LI Japanese: subject-verb number agreement. A self-paced reading experiment demonstrated that they were more sensitive to number dis/agreement when the singular subject was followed by the plural verb than when the plural subject was followed by the singular verb. Furthermore, a follow-up experiment suggested a possibility of proficiency effects on L2 sensitivity. We discuss two possible points of view for the reason why an asymmetrical L2 sensitivity was observed; from the viewpoint of the subject and from the perspective of the following verb. |
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| Keyword(in English) | subject-verb agreement / singular/plural asymmetry / Japanese EFL learners / on-line parsing / self-paced reading |
| Paper # | TL2012-25 |
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| Committee | TL |
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| Conference Date | 2012/7/14(1days) |
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| Registration To | Thought and Language (TL) |
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| Language | ENG |
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| Title (in English) | Japanese EFL Learners' On-line Sensitivity to Subject-verb Number Dis/agreement in English |
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| Keyword(1) | subject-verb agreement |
| Keyword(2) | singular/plural asymmetry |
| Keyword(3) | Japanese EFL learners |
| Keyword(4) | on-line parsing |
| Keyword(5) | self-paced reading |
| 1st Author's Name | Toshiyuki YAMADA |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Doctoral Program in Language and Information Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Yuki HIROSE |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Department of Language and Information Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo |
| Date | 2012-07-22 |
| Paper # | TL2012-25 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.112 |
| Number (no) | 145 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 6 |
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