Does redundacy of both size modifiers and color modifiers discrupt L2 speakers&rsquo; language comprehension? Evidence from L2 referential processing

MA  Zheng; YANG  Lei; XU  Qin

Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice ›› 2018, Vol. 162 ›› Issue (1) : 31.

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Does redundacy of both size modifiers and color modifiers discrupt L2 speakers’ language comprehension? Evidence from L2 referential processing

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Using the moving window technique, this study examined the effects of modifier redundancy on second language processing by English majors from a Chinese university. The results indicated that the subjects took significantly longer time to read the segments modified both by size and color adjectives than their controls, signifying that redundancy of both a size modifier and a color modifier immediately disrupted comprehension. This study offered evidence that Gricean principles were not simply a set of abstract theories but instead were valid in predicting L2 speakers’ processing.

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/ text-autospace: / text-indent: 18pt">Maxim of Quantity / L2 processing / size modifier / color modifier / referential expression

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MA Zheng, YANG Lei, XU Qin. Does redundacy of both size modifiers and color modifiers discrupt L2 speakers’ language comprehension? Evidence from L2 referential processing[J]. Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice. 2018, 162(1): 31