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Processing Chinese Relative Clauses in Context by Italian L3 Learners
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Hu, Shenai; Toneatto, Carlo; Pozzi, Silvia; Guasti, Maria Teresa – Second Language Research, 2022
The present study investigates third language (L3) learners' processing of Chinese subject and object relative clauses in a supportive context. Using a self-paced reading task, we tested native Italian L3 learners of Mandarin Chinese and native Chinese speakers. The results showed that the L3 learners read significantly more slowly than the native…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Multilingualism
Production of Inflectional Morphology in Intercomprehension-Based Language Teaching: The Case of Slavic Languages
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Saturno, Jacopo – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2022
The present paper investigates the acquisition of L3 Polish by L1 Italian university students of L2 Russian. The participants had never studied the L3 prior to the experiment, but took a meta-linguistically explicit course in Slavic Linguistics focussing on Polish/Russian contrastive grammar. The main research question is whether or not the…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Transfer of Training, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Object Relatives with Postverbal Subject in Italian-Speaking Children and Adults: The Role of Encyclopedic Knowledge in Detecting Sentence Ambiguity
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Tagliani, Marta; Vender, Maria; Melloni, Chiara – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2021
Italian relative clauses like "Il bambino che bacia la mamma" 'the child that kisses the mom' are ambiguous between a subject reading and an object reading with postverbal subject. However, the latter is scarcely accessible for word order and theory-internal considerations. This study aims at investigating the role of semantic…
Descriptors: Italian, Language Acquisition, Knowledge Level, Phrase Structure
Bridging the Gap between Non-Professional Subtitling and Translator Training: A Collaborative Approach
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Beseghi, Micòl – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2021
The impact of technology on audiovisual translation has been enormous, and it continues to change not only audiovisual production and distribution models but also the profile of the translator and the concept of audience. The development of new digital technologies has led to the emergence of internet communities of non-professional translators…
Descriptors: Translation, Visual Aids, Audiovisual Aids, Internet
Understanding the Semantic Functions of "but" in Middle Childhood: The Role of Text- and Sentence-Level Comprehension Abilities
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Florit, Elena; Cain, Kate; Levorato, Maria Chiara – First Language, 2017
This study examined Italian 7- to 9-year-olds' understanding of the connective "but" when used to relate two events in sentences embedded in short stories. Performance was largely accounted for by the cognitive complexity of the sentence that included the connective and the salience of its meaning (confirmed in a second study with…
Descriptors: Semantics, Language Usage, Native Language, Language Acquisition
Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, October 19-21, 2012)
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International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers