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An Event-related Potential Study of Second Language Semantic and Syntactic Processing: Evidence From the Declarative/Procedural Model
In: Basic Clin Neurosci (2020)
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: This study examined the effect of proficiency level on the second Language (L2) syntactic and semantic processing by addressing the role of procedural and declarative memory systems in light of the Declarative/Procedural (DP) model. The primary purpose was to determine to what extent proficiency accounts for native-like language processing in L2 in adult bilinguals who learned English (L2) after the age of 15 under explicit instruction. METHODS: Using a mixed-method design and an oddball violation paradigm, we examined the functional neural correlates of syntactic and semantic processing in two groups of Persian-English bilinguals (L1=Persian, L2=English; N=10 high-proficient, N=10 pre-intermediate levels; Gender= Female; mean age=25.50 years, SD = 5.09 years, age range = 19–35 years of age) across 6 different conditions. They included a visual stimulus task of 240 English sentences with three different experimental conditions (violated regular past forms or phrase structure rules or final-word semantic violation) and three control conditions (sets of correct sentences for each experimental condition). Both groups started learning English late (age of onset=15+) and under an explicit learning context. To evaluate the effect of L2 proficiency, Event-related potentials (ERPs) to target words in each condition were elicited across the N400 time window (300–500 ms) and the P600 time window (500–700 ms). RESULTS: Results showed different cortical responses in the two groups. Upon processing the violated forms, high-proficient subjects showed more native-like patterns of scalp activity in both lexical-semantic and syntactic processing. In contrast, less proficient learners have shown delayed onsets and or peaks of components, reduced amplitudes, or absent components in some regions. For instance, the difference in N400 amplitude for the incorrect regular past conditions was observed only in the pre-intermediate (PI) subjects in the O1 channel. This finding is compatible with the DP Model in that at lower levels of L2 proficiency, the participants show N400s or N400-like posterior negativities instead of Anterior Negativities (ANs). This finding shows the initial reliance on the declarative memory system for syntactic processing at lower levels of L2. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that attained proficiency was a more determinant factor in the L1-like cortical representation of L2 than the age of acquisition and or the type of instruction/context. Several brain areas, similar to those observed for L1, were activated during L2 syntactic processing in high-proficient subjects addressing their reliance on the procedural memory system for syntactic processing to gain more proficiency. For instance, our results showed a significant difference in N400 amplitude for the incorrect regular past conditions in O1 for the PI subjects, which shows the initial reliance on the declarative memory system for syntactic processing at lower levels of L2.
Keyword: Research Paper
URL: https://doi.org/10.32598/bcn.11.6.2401.1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019844/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33850621
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BRAIN Journal - The Effect of Recast vs. Self Correction on Writing Accuracy The Role of Awareness ...
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Brain Journal - On The Relationship Between Brain Laterality And Language Proficiency In L2: A Replication Study ...
Shakouri, Nima; Maftoon, Parviz. - : Zenodo, 2016
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Brain Journal - On The Relationship Between Brain Laterality And Language Proficiency In L2: A Replication Study ...
Shakouri, Nima; Maftoon, Parviz. - : Zenodo, 2016
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Brain Journal - A Critical Look At The Status Of Affect In Second Language Acquisition Research: Lessons From Vygotsky'S Legacy ...
Maftoon, Parviz; Somayyeh Sabah. - : Zenodo, 2012
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Brain Journal - A Critical Look At The Status Of Affect In Second Language Acquisition Research: Lessons From Vygotsky'S Legacy ...
Maftoon, Parviz; Somayyeh Sabah. - : Zenodo, 2012
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ESP in-service teacher training programs: Do they change Iranian teachers' beliefs, classroom practices and students' achievements?
In: Ibérica: Revista de la Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos ( AELFE ), ISSN 1139-7241, Nº. 24, 2012, pags. 261-282 (2012)
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An Analysis of the Associations between Ambiguity Tolerance and EFL Reading Strategy Awareness
In: English Language Teaching; Vol 5, No 3 (2012); p188 (2012)
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