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Title
The role of case marking and word order in cross‐linguistic structural priming in late L2 acquisition
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Abstract
Several studies found cross‐linguistic structural priming with various language combinations. Here, we investigated the role of two important domains of language variation: case marking and word order, for transitive and ditransitive structures. We varied these features in an artificial language learning paradigm, using three different artificial language versions in a between‐subjects design. Priming was assessed between Dutch (no overt case marking, SVO word order) and a) an SVO order version, b) a case marking version, and c) an SOV order version. Similar within‐language and cross‐linguistic priming was found in all versions for transitives, indicating that cross‐linguistic structural priming was not hindered. In contrast, for ditransitives we found similar within‐language priming for all versions, but no cross‐linguistic priming. The finding that cross‐linguistic priming is possible between languages that vary in morphological marking or word order, is compatible with studies showing cross‐linguistic priming between natural languages that differ on these dimensions.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Language learning : a journal of research in language studies. - Ann Arbor, Mich., 1948, currens
Publication
Ann Arbor, Mich. : The University of Michigan , 2020
ISSN
0023-8333 [print]
1467-9922 [online]
DOI
10.1111/LANG.12400
Volume/pages
70 :s:[2] (2020) , p. 194-220
ISI
000540134600009
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