Similarity-based interference and relative clauses in second language processing

• Published in: Second language research Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 539 - 563
• Main Authors: Cunnings, Ian, Fujita, Hiroki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2023; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Accuracy; Comparative Analysis; Comprehension; Eye Movements; Interference (Language); Language Acquisition; Language Processing; Learning transfer; Memory; Native Language; Phrase Structure; Relative clauses; Second Language Learning; Task Analysis; Transfer of Training; Verbs; similarity-based interference; eye-tracking; relative clauses; second language processing

Relative clauses have long been examined in research on first (L1) and second (L2) language acquisition and processing, and a large body of research has shown that object relative clauses (e.g. ‘The boy that the girl saw’) are more difficult to process than subject relative clauses (e.g. ‘The boy th...