Sentence processing in first and second language: Effects of lexical proficiency and cognitive control

理解一种语言中的书面句子在以后的年龄是不同的处理句子在一个人的母语。这个项目旨在通过测试语言学习者在句子处理方面的问题在多大程度上与1）缺乏详细的单词知识和快速获取单词级别的信息，以及2）读者抑制无关信息的能力有关，来澄清这种差异的原因。母语者和第二语言学习者将被密切比较。拟议的项目是佛罗里达大学（美国）、乌得勒支大学（荷兰）和拉拉古纳大学（西班牙）之间的合作，将测试英语母语者、西班牙语母语者、荷兰英语学习者和西班牙语英语学习者。从这个项目的结果可能会导致更好地理解第二语言学习者如何理解书面语言，为什么某些人在学习第二语言时遇到的问题比其他人更多。该项目的成果可以为语言教育和干预技术的研究提供信息。这将最终有利于将英语作为第二语言学习的少数民族人口以及有语言障碍的人口。最后，该项目将被纳入佛罗里达大学的语言学课程，并将为学生创造国际研究机会，以获得心理语言学和电生理学研究的实践经验。这项工作由SBE/BCS和国际科学与工程办公室共同资助

Understanding written sentences in a language learned at a later age is different from processing sentences in one's native language. This project aims to clarify what underlies this difference by testing to what extent a language learner's problems with sentence processing are related to 1) the lack of detailed word knowledge and rapid access word-level information, and 2) the reader's ability to suppress irrelevant information in general. Native speakers and second-language learners will be closely compared. The proposed project is a collaboration between the University of Florida (USA), the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands), and the Universidad De La Laguna (Spain), and will test native speakers of English, native speakers of Spanish, Dutch learners of English, and English learners of Spanish. Results from this project may lead to a better understanding of how second-language learners comprehend written language and why certain individuals experience more problems than others when learning a second language. Outcomes of this project may inform research on language education and intervention techniques. This will ultimately benefit minority populations learning English as a second language, as well as populations with language impairments. Finally, the project will be integrated into the linguistics curriculum at University of Florida and will create international research opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience with psycholinguistic and electrophysiological research. This work is co-funded by SBE/BCS and the Office of International Science and Engineering