The influence of orthography on a lexical access task involving L2 (French) and L3 (English) of a multilingual individual: A dynamic systems approach

Authors

  • Cintia Avila Blank Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Márcia Cristina Zimmer UCPel

Abstract

This article presents a case study investigating, by
means of a DST (Dynamic Systems Theory) perspective, the effects of orthography on L2 (French) – L3 (English) processing during a
task of lexical access measuring reaction time. Apart from suggesting the prevalence of grapho-phonic-phonological transfer from L2 into
L3, the results also provide evidence of grapho-phonic-phonological transfer from L3 into L2. Such results are in consonance with the dynamic approach to cognition, enabling the interaction between previous knowledge from L1 and L2 and the knowledge of a new L3.

Key words: multilingualism, L2-L3 phonetic-phonological transfer, orthography effects.

Author Biographies

Cintia Avila Blank, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Professora Assistente da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (CEAD/UFPel)

Doutoranda em Letras/Linguística Aplicada da Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPel)

Márcia Cristina Zimmer, UCPel

Professora Adjunta da Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPel)

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Published

2011-03-28

How to Cite

Blank, C. A., & Zimmer, M. C. (2011). The influence of orthography on a lexical access task involving L2 (French) and L3 (English) of a multilingual individual: A dynamic systems approach. Calidoscópio, 9(1), 28–40. Retrieved from https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/537

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2011): January/April

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