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First language (L1) word order influences second language (L2) comprehension, even in proficient bilinguals. L1-Spanish speakers processing L2-Basque showed L1-like patterns, supporting the competition model.

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  • Psycholinguistics
  • Neuroscience
  • Linguistics

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  • Second language (L2) acquisition research explores how the first language (L1) impacts L2 processing.
  • Understanding the processing of non-canonical word orders in L2 is crucial for comprehending bilingual language processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether L1-Spanish speakers process non-canonical word orders (SVO, OVS) in L2-Basque differently from native Basque speakers.
  • To determine the influence of L1 word order on L2 syntactic processing in highly proficient bilinguals.

Main Methods:

  • Electrophysiological recordings (EEG) were used to measure brain activity.
  • Participants included native Basque speakers and highly proficient L1-Spanish speakers of L2-Basque.
  • Participants processed grammatical Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) and Object-Verb-Subject (OVS) sentences in Basque.

Main Results:

  • L1-Spanish speakers showed distinct electrophysiological responses (left anterior negativity-like component and P600) compared to native Basque speakers when processing SVO and OVS sentences.
  • These patterns in L2-Basque speakers mirrored findings for native Spanish speakers processing similar structures.
  • Results suggest L1-Spanish speakers rely on their native language's word order patterns when processing non-canonical Basque sentences.

Conclusions:

  • First language characteristics significantly affect second language syntactic processing, even in advanced bilinguals.
  • The findings support the competition model of language acquisition, which posits that competing linguistic representations influence processing.
  • This study highlights the persistent influence of L1 on L2 comprehension of complex syntactic structures.