ERIC Number: EJ1361161
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0267-6583
EISSN: EISSN-1477-0326
Object Clitic Use and Intuition in the Spanish of Heritage Speakers from Brazil
López Otero, Julio César; Cuza, Alejandro; Jiao, Jian
Second Language Research, v39 n1 p161-183 Jan 2023
The present study examines the production and intuition of Spanish clitics in clitic left dislocation (CLLD) structures among 26 Spanish heritage speakers (HSs) born and raised in Brazil. We tested clitic production and intuition in contexts in which Spanish clitics vary as a function of the semantic features of the object that they refer to. Results showed overextension of object clitics into contexts in which null objects were expected. Furthermore, we found higher levels of overextension among the HSs with lower patterns of heritage language use. Results are discussed along the lines of the model of heritage language acquisition and maintenance.
Descriptors: Spanish, Native Language, Intuition, Semantics, Language Variation, Sentence Structure, Language Usage, Foreign Countries, Portuguese, Bilingualism, Language Maintenance, Transfer of Training, Form Classes (Languages), Verbs, Monolingualism, Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Interference (Language), Participant Characteristics, Task Analysis, Decision Making
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2993
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Brazil
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A