In:
Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 39, No. 2 ( 2016-01-1)
Abstract:
It has been debated whether preference for subject-extracted relative clauses in language processing is a universal rule, with evidence from both first and second language acquisition studies. But very few studies focus on learners of Chinese as a second language. The current research studied Chinese subject/object-extracted relative clauses processing among the learners of Chinese as a second language by a self-paced reading experiment. The results demonstrate a faster and more accurate processing of subject-extracted relative clauses in both subject and object modifying conditions, adding more evidence to the universal preference for the subject-extracted relative clauses. Both Frequency-Based Accounts and Memory-Based Accounts are discussed related to the current findings.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2192-9513
,
2192-9505
DOI:
10.1515/cjal-2016-0013
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2627949-6
SSG:
7,11
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