ERIC Number: EJ1458832
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-6583
EISSN: EISSN-1477-0326
Online Processing and Offline Judgments of Different Types of Presupposition Triggers by Second Language Speakers
Second Language Research, v41 n1 p135-161 2025
The present study aims to explore how second language (L2) speakers process four types of presupposition triggers in an online self-paced reading task and an offline acceptability judgment task. The four types of triggers are definite expressions with "the," the factive verb "know," the change-of-state verb "stop" and the additive particle "also." Of particular interest is L2 speakers' ability to accommodate a presupposition when it is neither falsified nor supported in the context. The results showed that the L2 speakers accommodated presuppositions in a native-like manner in the offline judgment task, and that accommodation was taxing and less automatic in online processing. Additionally, advanced L2 speakers' interpretations were affected by the types of presupposition triggers. We discuss the results in connection to the Interface Hypothesis and hope to contribute to a more precise understanding of information integration in L2 processing, as well as L2 acquisition at the semantics--pragmatics interface.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Bilingualism, Computer Assisted Testing, Paper and Pencil Tests, Inferences, Language Acquisition, Mandarin Chinese, Native Speakers, Foreign Countries, College Students, English (Second Language), English, Semantics, Pragmatics
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: China
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