Presentation
Awareness during Narrative Comprehension and Potential Acquisition of Aspectual Meanings by Non-Native English Speakers
Poster from 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse 2012
(2012)
Abstract
In second language acquisition there has been sustained interest in input processing and the role of cognitive resources. Much of it has been on form within meaningful context, not semantic meanings. This study investigates cognitive resources readers employ during comprehension and potential acquisition of aspectual meanings and their pragmatic use in narratives. Data from 24 college age non-native English speakers on the cognitive status of semantic content is examined to determine whether awareness occurred in STM and intake during inferencing in STM and LTM. Questions are discussed whether aspect had been acquired before or reading triggered awareness and incidental intake.
Keywords
- aspect,
- second language acquisition,
- ESL,
- causal inferencing,
- text comprehension
Disciplines
Publication Date
July, 2012
Location
Montreal
Citation Information
Andreas Schramm. "Awareness during Narrative Comprehension and Potential Acquisition of Aspectual Meanings by Non-Native English Speakers" Poster from 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse 2012 (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andreas-schramm/3/