数学算式对二语关系从句的跨认知域结构启动研究
Structural Priming Across Cognitive Domains: From Mathematical Equations to L2 Relative Clauses
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摘要: 本研究采用自定步速阅读范式, 以数学算式为启动项, 以英语关系从句为目标句法结构, 通过两个实验考察了英语专业大学生数学算式加工对英语关系从句理解的跨认知域结构启动效应。实验结果显示高挂靠数学算式加工促进了被试对高挂靠英语关系从句的理解, 低挂靠数学算式加工促进了被试对低挂靠英语关系从句的理解。结果表明二语理解中存在跨认知域结构启动效应, 数学算式和二语关系从句可能共享抽象结构表征。Abstract: Through self-paced reading paradigm, with arithmetic equations as the primes and English relative clauses as the target structures, this experimental study explored the cross-domain structural priming from arithmetic equations to English relative clauses in sentence reading comprehension by Chinese college English majors.The results of the two experiments show that high-attachment arithmetic equations processing facilitated the processing of high-attachment English relative clauses and low-attachment arithmetic equations processing facilitated the processing of low-attachment English relative clauses.These results indicate that there is cross-domain structural priming in L2 comprehension, and arithmetic equations may share abstract structural representation with L2 relative clauses.