Is it time to reconsider the gold standard for nativelikeness in ERP studies on grammatical processing in a second language? A critical assessment based on qualitative individual differences

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dc.contributor.authorFreunberger, Dominiken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBylund, Emanuelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAbrahamsson, Niclasen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-17T09:21:25Z
dc.date.available2024-01-17T09:21:25Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-04
dc.descriptionCITATION: Freunberger, D., Bylund, E. & Abrahamsson, N. 2022. Is it time to reconsider the ‘gold standard’ for nativelikeness in ERP studies on grammatical processing in a second language? A critical assessment based on qualitative individual differences. Applied Linguistics, 43(3):433–452, doi:10.1093/applin/amab058.
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dc.description.abstractIn most event-related potential (ERP) studies on the second language (L2) processing, the native speaker (L1) control group’s grand average ERP pattern serves as the ‘gold standard’ that the L2 group has to reach to be labeled ‘native-like’. This relies on the assumption that the grand average is representative of all or most individuals in a group. Recent research, however, has shown that there can be considerable systematic qualitative variability between individuals even in coherent L1 samples, especially in studies on morphosyntactic processing. We discuss how these qualitative individual differences can undermine previous findings from the gold standard paradigm, and critically assess the main ERP components used as markers for nativelike grammatical processing, namely the left-anterior negativity and the P600. We argue that qualitative variation reflects the dynamics characteristic of nativelike grammatical processing and propose a model for experimental designs that can capture these processing dynamics and, thereby, has the potential to provide a more fine-grained understanding of nativelike attainment in an L2.
dc.description.urihttps://academic.oup.com/applij/article/43/3/433/6380987
dc.format.extent20 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFreunberger, D., Bylund, E. & Abrahamsson, N. 2022. Is it time to reconsider the ‘gold standard’ for nativelikeness in ERP studies on grammatical processing in a second language? A critical assessment based on qualitative individual differences. Applied Linguistics, 43(3):433–452, doi:10.1093/applin/amab058.
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/applin/amab058
dc.identifier.issn1477-450X (online)
dc.identifier.issn0142-6001 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/129169
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherOxford University Press
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dc.subject.lcshSecond language acquisitionen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshPsycholinguisticsen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshWord recognitionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherLinguisticsen_ZA
dc.titleIs it time to reconsider the gold standard for nativelikeness in ERP studies on grammatical processing in a second language? A critical assessment based on qualitative individual differencesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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