The effects of cross-language overlap and semantic transparency on the processing of L2 collocations

Although extensive research has been carried out on collocation processing, it is still unclear how cross-language overlap and transparency influence the processing of collocations by L2 learners. In the current study, a phrase judgment task was used to investigate the processing of congruent (i.e.,...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 15; p. 1417786
Main Author Altamimi, Abdulaziz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 29.08.2024
Subjects
collocation processing
congruency
L2 proficiency
language processing
Psychology
semantic transparency
congruency
semantic transparency
L2 proficiency
collocation processing
language processing
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Summary:Although extensive research has been carried out on collocation processing, it is still unclear how cross-language overlap and transparency influence the processing of collocations by L2 learners. In the current study, a phrase judgment task was used to investigate the processing of congruent (i.e., exist in both English and Arabic) and incongruent collocations (i.e., exist only in English) by Arabic non-native speakers of English. The semantic transparency of the items was controlled for. Results demonstrated the effect of congruency on processing: congruent items yielded more correct responses and faster response times than incongruent items. The effect of congruency was modulated by proficiency, with congruency having a stronger effect on lower-proficiency learners than higher-proficiency learners. Transparency had no effect, with no differences in response times and accuracy between transparent and opaque collocations. The findings have implications for the learning and teaching of L2 collocations.
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Ming-Che Hsieh, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan
Edited by: Alejandro Javier Wainselboim, CONICET Mendoza, Argentina
Reviewed by: Hui Li, Ningbo University of Technology, China
Maryam Barghamadi, Flinders University, Australia
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1417786