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The Frequency–Grammar Interface: Rules and regularities in first and second languagesStefano Rastelli
[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition 20] 2024
► pp. 159–188
Stefano Rastelli
[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition 20] 2024
► pp. 159–188
Chapter 7Superposition of frequency and grammar in a second language
A longitudinal eye-tracking study
Article outline
- 7.1What’s in this chapter
- 7.2Recap: The FGI in SLA
- 7.3Recap: Statistical and grammatical pivots in SLA
- 7.4Can statistical and grammatical learning be distinguished experimentally?
- 7.5Quasi-superposition in L2 acquisition: Rationale for the eye-tracking study
- 7.6Eye-tracking
- 7.7Target-feature and motivation for the study: L2 Aux are often mistaken
- 7.8Background: Auxiliary knowledge in L1 and L2 Italian
- 7.9The processing of Aux in L2 Italian
- 7.9.1Optimal processing of Aux in L2 Italian
- 7.9.2Non-optimal processing of Aux in L2 Italian
- 7.10The target feature and the critical zones for reading pattern analysis
- 7.11Research questions
- 7.12Methods
- 7.12.1Participants
- 7.12.2Materials and design
- 7.12.3Apparatus
- 7.12.4Procedure
- 7.12.5Reading measures
- 7.12.6Data analysis and experimental variables
- 7.13Results
- 7.13.1Accuracy and reaction time
- A.First-pass measures
- B.Second pass measures (rereading and regression probability)
- 7.13.2Reading patterns
- 7.13.1Accuracy and reaction time
- 7.14Discussion
- 7.14.1Summary of findings
- 7.14.2Responses to research questions
- 7.14.3Limitations
- 7.15Conclusions
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