TY - GEN
T1 - Interlanguage talk
T2 - 23rd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-23
AU - Crossley, Scott A.
AU - McNamara, Danielle S.
PY - 2010/10/19
Y1 - 2010/10/19
N2 - The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of breadth of knowledge lexical features in non-native speakers' (NNS) input and output. Our primary interest is analyzing potential breadth of knowledge lexical differences in the output of NNSs when engaged in interlanguage talk (NNS-NNS) and when engaged in naturalistic speech with a native speaker (NS). We are also interested in input differences for NNSs when engaged in interlanguage talk and when speaking with NSs To analyze these potential differences, we compare the linguistic features in spoken corpora taken from three dyads (NS-NNS, NNS-NS, NNS-NNS) using the computational tool Coh-Metrix. Our goal is to examine if lexical production differs as a function of interlocutor and examine if the findings have indications for interlanguage development. The results indicate that NNSs produce significantly greater lexical diversity and higher word frequency (i.e., more common words) in interlanguage dyads than in NNS-NS dyads. No significant differences in available NNS input were found between NS-NNS and NNS-NNS dyads. These findings have important implications for the developmental role of interlanguage speech in lexical acquisition.
AB - The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of breadth of knowledge lexical features in non-native speakers' (NNS) input and output. Our primary interest is analyzing potential breadth of knowledge lexical differences in the output of NNSs when engaged in interlanguage talk (NNS-NNS) and when engaged in naturalistic speech with a native speaker (NS). We are also interested in input differences for NNSs when engaged in interlanguage talk and when speaking with NSs To analyze these potential differences, we compare the linguistic features in spoken corpora taken from three dyads (NS-NNS, NNS-NS, NNS-NNS) using the computational tool Coh-Metrix. Our goal is to examine if lexical production differs as a function of interlocutor and examine if the findings have indications for interlanguage development. The results indicate that NNSs produce significantly greater lexical diversity and higher word frequency (i.e., more common words) in interlanguage dyads than in NNS-NS dyads. No significant differences in available NNS input were found between NS-NNS and NNS-NNS dyads. These findings have important implications for the developmental role of interlanguage speech in lexical acquisition.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77957873668
SN - 9781577354475
T3 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-23
SP - 229
EP - 234
BT - Proceedings of the 23rd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-23
Y2 - 19 May 2010 through 21 May 2010
ER -