The Electrophysiological Manifestation of Dutch Verb Second Violations

Ouden, Dirk-Bart den; Bastiaanse, Roelien

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“…More specifically, the ERP effect of word order over left anterior sites in native Swedish speakers did not differ significantly from the negative effect over right medial sites in German learners, although both effects differed from the larger frontal positivity elicited in English learners. The anterior effect in native speakers was weaker than expected, in part replicating previous studies where the increases in the P600 has been more reliably evoked, whereas effects in the left anterior negativity (LAN) have not always been reported (den Ouden & Bastiaanse, 2009;Ericsson, Olofsson, Nordin, Rudolfsson & Sandström, 2008;Osterhout, 1997;Weyerts et al, 2002). The right medial distribution of the anterior negative effect in German learners replicates the previously reported distribution for L2 processing (Friederici, Steinhauer & Pfeifer, 2002;Rossi et al, 2006).…”

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Language background affects online word order processing in a second language but not offline

2018

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This study examines possible crosslinguistic influence on basic word order processing in a second language (L2). Targeting Swedish V2 word order we investigate adult German learners (+V2 in the L1) and English learners (-V2 in the L1) of Swedish who are matched for proficiency. We report results from two offline behavioural tasks (written production, metalinguistic judgements), and online processing as measured by event-related potentials (ERPs). All groups showed sensitivity to word order violations behaviourally and neurocognitively. Behaviourally, the learners differed from the native speakers only on judgements. Crucially, they did not differ from each other. Neurocognitively, all groups showed a similar increased centro-parietal P600 ERP-effect, but German learners (+V2) displayed more nativelike anterior ERP-effects than English learners (-V2). The results suggest crosslinguistic influence in that the presence of a similar word order in the L1 can facilitate online processing in an L2 – even if no offline behavioural effects are discerned.

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Language background affects online word order processing in a second language but not offline

2018

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“…However, regardless, the null effect of SVO in embedded clauses replicated the null effect in their first experiment, a self-paced reading study where ungrammatical VO was read as quickly as grammatical OV, while ungrammatical OV in the main clause differed from grammatical VO. Also, it is unclear for the parser in both studies ( Weyerts et al, 2002 ; den Ouden and Bastiaanse, 2009 ) that SVO is incorrect until after it has processed the V—it is only then that the transitive structure becomes clear and that the word order is revealed as incorrect. In contrast to these two studies, a recent study used S as the critical word, since the V2 word order was investigated in sentences starting with an adverbial phrase that should, according to normative syntax, be followed by a V. Violations of V2 word order in sentences with long prefields (i.e.…”

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“…They concluded that these patterns were related to a preference for or ease of processing of the more common SVO word order. A study of Dutch took a similar approach ( den Ouden and Bastiaanse, 2009 ). This ERP study showed a sustained anterior negativity that did not differ with word order and that could be an indication of an increased working memory load.…”

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“…Importantly, in the first of these studies ( Weyerts et al, 2002 ) the ERPs were time-locked to V and O, respectively. It is therefore not clear whether the different effects were related to a different processing of verbs and nouns or to word order per se (for a more thorough discussion, see Schlesewsky et al, 2002 ; den Ouden and Bastiaanse, 2009 ). However, regardless, the null effect of SVO in embedded clauses replicated the null effect in their first experiment, a self-paced reading study where ungrammatical VO was read as quickly as grammatical OV, while ungrammatical OV in the main clause differed from grammatical VO.…”

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Native Word Order Processing Is Not Uniform: An ERP Study of Verb-Second Word Order

2022

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Studies of native syntactic processing often target phrase structure violations that do not occur in natural production. In contrast, this study examines how variation in basic word order is processed, looking specifically at structures traditionally labelled as violations but that do occur naturally. We examined Swedish verb-second (V2) and verb-third (V3) word order processing in adult native Swedish speakers, manipulating sentence-initial adverbials (temporal idag ‘today’, spatial hemma ‘at home’ and sentential kanske ‘maybe’) in acceptability judgements, in simultaneously recorded event-related potentials (ERP) to visually presented sentences and in a written sentence completion task. An initial corpus study showed that the adverbials differ in frequency in fronted position (idag > kanske > hemma), and although all occur mainly with V2 word order, kanske occurs more frequently with V3 in natural production than both idag and hemma. The experimental results reflected these patterns such that V2 sentences were overall more frequently produced and were deemed more acceptable than V3 sentences. The ERP results consisted of a biphasic N400/P600 response to V3 word order that indicated effects of word retrieval and sentence reanalysis. We also found consistent effects of adverbials. As predicted, V3 was produced more frequently and judged as more acceptable in Kanske sentences than in sentences with the other two adverbials. The ERP analyses showed stronger effects for idag and hemma with V3, especially regarding the P600. The results suggest that the naturally occurring word order ‘violation’, V3 with kanske, is processed differently than V3 with other adverbials where the V2 norm is stronger. Moreover, these patterns are related to individuals’ own production patterns. Overall, the results suggest a more varied native word order processing than previously reported.

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“…Prema tome, moglo bi se reći da osobe s agramatičkom afazijom čiji je maternji jezik srpski lakše produkuju glagole s jednim argumentom, u poređenju sa složenijim glagolima koji imaju dva ili tri argumenta. U tom smislu su naši nalazi slični nalazima dobijenim istraživanjem agramatičke afazije u drugim jezicima, kao što je engleski (Kim & Thompson, 2000), holandski jezik (den Ouden & Bastiaanse, 2009; i dr.…”

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Grammatical deficits of Serbian speakers with Broca's aphasia: A preliminary investigation

Vuković¹,

Kovač²,

Sukur³

2020

Spec eduk i rehabilitacija

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Introduction. Studies of language deficits in patients with Broca's aphasia have highlighted agrammatism as a major feature. As the nature of this language deficit is still unknown, further data collection according to the specifics of the particular language is of great importance. Objective. In this paper, we wanted to determine grammatical deficits in Serbian speakers with aphasia. Methods. Using Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, we determined Broca's aphasia on a sample of 20 subjects, aged 47-70. Speech samples were obtained through two tasks: conversation and picture description. The analysis of samples involved determining the type and subtype of all words and their forms; determining the total number and types of clauses, as well as their functions in a given discourse. Also, the argument structure of the verb was identified. The primary and secondary sentence constituents were determined. Results. The results showed that nouns and full verbs dominate in the speech of patients with Broca's aphasia. Nouns are most often used in the nominative case, and verbs in the present tense. The ability to use verbs is related to the complexity of their argument structure. Speech is dominated by short utterances whose full meaning is often difficult to determine. Conclusion. Our data show that almost all patients with Broca's aphasia exhibit grammatical deficits. The general signs of agrammatism are similar to the signs described in other languages. We single out the difficulties in the use of critics as a prominent characteristic of agrammatism in our respondents.

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The Electrophysiological Manifestation of Dutch Verb Second Violations

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References 38 publications

Language background affects online word order processing in a second language but not offline

Language background affects online word order processing in a second language but not offline

Native Word Order Processing Is Not Uniform: An ERP Study of Verb-Second Word Order

Grammatical deficits of Serbian speakers with Broca's aphasia: A preliminary investigation

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