Input Training Matters in L2 Syntactic Representation Entrenchment: Evidence from a Follow-Up ERP Study

• Published in: Journal of psycholinguistic research Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 729 - 745
• Main Authors: Deng, Taiping, Chen, Baoguo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology; Behavioral Science Research; Behavioral Sciences; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Cognitive Psychology; Control Groups; Diagnostic Tests; English (Second Language); English as a second language learning; English Learners; Event-related potentials; Evidence; Experimental Groups; Experimental Psychology; Grammar; Grammatical agreement; Grammatical subject; Language Processing; Language Usage; Linguistic Input; Linguistic Theory; Linguistics; Outcomes of Education; Psycholinguistics; Psychology; Repetition; Role; Second Language Learning; Sentences; Syntactic processing; Syntactic structures; Syntax; Teaching Methods; Theoretical linguistics; Time; Verbs; P600; Syntactic entrenchment; Linguistic input; Second language

The usage-based theory highlights the important role of linguistic input in language acquisition, and assumes that syntactic representations could be entrenched through usage or exposure. In the present study, we used the event-related potential technique to investigate the long-term effect of input...