First Language Lexical Attrition in a First Language Setting: A Multi-Measure Approach Testing Teachers of English.

IF 1.6 2区 文学 Q1 LINGUISTICS Journal of Psycholinguistic Research Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI:10.1007/s10936-024-10068-7
Yueqingzhou Ma, Norbert Vanek
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Research on first language (L1) attrition typically focuses on immigrant populations in their second language (L2) environment, yet we know comparably little about L1 attrition in the L1 setting. This study used two lexical tasks to test L1 attrition, a time-sensitive word decision task and a video retelling. Chinese teachers of English vs. Chinese teachers of other subjects (N = 25/group) were recruited at a secondary school in China. The aim was to provide an exploratory basis of the L2 influence on L1 lexical attrition in the L1 environment, both on the level of lexical comprehension and production. Mixed-effects models were used to analyse multiple measures including response accuracy and reaction times in comprehension, and lexical diversity, density, sophistication, and accuracy in production. The results showed Chinese teachers' L1 lexical attrition in the form of longer response times to high-frequency Chinese words compared to non-English Chinese teachers, and the use of significantly fewer sophisticated words in their retellings. Also, teachers of English were faster and more accurate in decisions about Chinese borrowings from English, suggesting L2-driven influence on their mental lexicon. Considering participants' background information, analyses showed that increased L2 exposure and frequency of use can predict L1 lexical attrition.

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第一语言环境中的第一语言词汇损耗:测试英语教师的多重测量方法》。
有关第一语言(L1)损耗的研究通常侧重于第二语言(L2)环境中的移民群体,但我们对第一语言环境中的 L1 语言损耗却知之甚少。本研究使用了两个词汇任务来测试 L1 的损耗,一个是对时间敏感的单词决定任务,另一个是视频复述。研究人员在中国一所中学招募了中国英语教师与中国其他学科教师(N = 25/组)。目的是探索在 L1 环境中 L2 对 L1 词语损耗的影响,包括词汇理解和生产两个层面。研究采用混合效应模型分析了多种测量指标,包括理解中的反应准确性和反应时间,以及生产中的词汇多样性、密度、复杂性和准确性。结果显示,与非英语专业的汉语教师相比,汉语教师的第一语言词汇损耗表现为对高频汉语词汇的反应时间更长,在复述中使用的复杂词汇明显更少。此外,英语教师对汉语借用英语的判断更快、更准确,这表明他们的心理词典受到了第二语言的影响。考虑到受试者的背景信息,分析表明,增加 L2 的接触和使用频率可以预测 L1 的词汇损耗。
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期刊介绍: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research publishes carefully selected papers from the several disciplines engaged in psycholinguistic research, providing a single, recognized medium for communications among linguists, psychologists, biologists, sociologists, and others. The journal covers a broad range of approaches to the study of the communicative process, including: the social and anthropological bases of communication; development of speech and language; semantics (problems in linguistic meaning); and biological foundations. Papers dealing with the psychopathology of language and cognition, and the neuropsychology of language and cognition, are also included.
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