L1 Korean L2 Chinese Learners' Processing of V+N1+de+N2: An Eye Movement Research

Abstract

Abstract: The goal of this study is to explore the L2 sentence processing mechanism by conducting an eye movement experiment on 28 native speakers of Chinese and 28 Korean-speaking learners of Chinese with high proficiency. It has been found in both two groups of participants that semantics and context take effect in processing syntactic ambiguity (V+N1+de+N2) at an early stage, which supports Interactive Model, Constraint-based Model and Convergence Hypothesis.

Key words: L2 sentence processing, eye movement, syntactic ambiguity

摘要： 以28名母语为韩语的汉语学习者和28名汉语母语者为被试，运用眼动技术，阐释汉语作为第二语言的句子加工机制。研究发现：在句法歧义结构加工过程中，语义和语境在早期加工阶段即时起作用，符合句子加工理论中的相互作用模型和基于制约的模型。在本实验中，母语为韩语的汉语学习者汉语水平接近汉语母语者水平，其L2句子晚期加工也与汉语母语者趋于一致，符合L2句子加工的会聚假设。母语为韩语的学习者汉语句子加工是限制性并行的，符合相互作用模型和基于制约的模型。

关键词: L2句子加工, 眼动研究, 句法歧义

CLC Number:

B842.5

ZHAO Shuai, LU Shiyi, CHEN Jing, LU Zhixuan, KUANG Liuxing, DENG Yujun, FU Chen. L1 Korean L2 Chinese Learners' Processing of V+N1+de+N2: An Eye Movement Research[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2019, 17(1): 15-23.

赵帅, 鹿士义, 陈婧, 逯芝璇, 匡柳兴, 邓彧君, 付宸. 母语为韩语的汉语学习者加工“V+N1+的+N2”歧义结构的眼动研究[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2019, 17(1): 15-23.

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