Lexical Processing and Second Language Acquisition

138 Pages·2014·0.76 MB·English

by  Natasha Tokowicz

LEXICAL PROCESSING AND SECOND
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Lexical Processing and Second Language Acquisition provides a comprehensive over-
view of research on second language lexical processing, integrating converging
research and perspectives from Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisi-
tion. The book begins by introducing the dominant issues addressed by research
in the field in cognitive science and discussing the relevant models in the litera-
ture, and it later moves toward exploring the different factors that impact second
language lexical processing as well as cognitive neuroscientific approaches to the
study of the issues discussed throughout the book. A concluding chapter offers a
global summary of the key issues and research strands, in addition to directions
for future research, with a list of recommended readings providing students and
researchers with avenues for further study.
Natasha Tokowicz is Associate Professor of Psychology and Linguistics and
Research Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center at the Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh.
Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition Series
Peter Robinson, Series Editor
Kormos Speech Production and Second Language Acquisition (2006)
Segalowitz Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency (2010)
Tokowicz Lexical Processing and Second Language Acquisition (2014)
Juffs and Rodríguez Second Language Sentence Processing (2014)
LEXICAL PROCESSING
AND SECOND LANGUAGE
ACQUISITION
Natasha Tokowicz
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
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Tokowicz, Natasha.
Lexical processing and second language acquisition / Natasha Tokowicz,
University of Pittsburgh.
p. cm. — (Cognitive science and second language acquisition series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Second language acquisition. 2. Lexicology—Psychological aspects.
3. Cognitive grammar. 4. Code switching (Linguistics)
5. Psycholinguistics. I. Title.
P118.2.T65 2015
418.0071—dc23
2014019083
ISBN: 978-0-415-87754-1 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-415-87755-8 (pbk)
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Dedicated to the memory of Rosa M. Sánchez-Casas
and Patrizia Tabossi
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations ix
Series Editor’s Preface xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
1 Lexical Processing and Second Language Acquisition:
Overview of the Issues 1
2 General Models 7
3 Models of Language Processing 23
4 Models of Language Representation 43
5 Learner Characteristics and Their Impact on Second
Language Lexical Processing 57
6 Word and Translation Pair Characteristics and Their
Impact on Second Language Lexical Processing 75
7 The Application of Cognitive Neuroscientific Approaches
to the Study of Second Language Lexical Processing 95
8 Conclusions and Directions for Future Research 105
Recommended Readings 111
Index 113
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ILLUSTRATIONS
2.1 The Language Mode Hypothesis 8
2.2 The Inhibitory Control Model 14
3.1 The Bilingual Language Interaction Network for
Comprehension of Speech 25
3.2 Bilingual Interactive Model of Lexical Access 28
3.3 The Bilingual Interactive Activation Model of word recognition 30
3.4 The Bilingual Interactive Activation Plus Model of word
recognition 33
3.5 The Semantic, Orthographic, and Phonological Interactive
Activation Model of word recognition 33
3.6 Bilingual language production models with varied language
selection mechanisms 36
4.1 The Word Association and Concept Mediation Models 44
4.2 The Revised Hierarchical Model 46
4.3 The Distributed Feature Model 48
4.4 The Distributed Representation Model 49
4.5 The Distributed Lexical/Conceptual Feature Model 51
4.6 The Sense Model 52
5.1 The DevLex-II Model 59
5.2 Simulation data from Zhao and Li (2010) 60
5.3 Tokowicz, Michael, and Kroll (2004) model of language production
(correct translation) 66
5.4 Tokowicz, Michael, and Kroll (2004) model of language
production for individuals with second language
immersion experience 67