Re-examining second language acquisition of English reflexives: new evidence for lexical learning driven process and against first language Transfer

Abstract This study re-examines second language (L2) acquisition of English reflexives by testing 98 first language (L1)-Chinese learners of L2 English with different proficiency levels and 12 native English speakers as controls. Using a truth-value judgment task, we systematically tapped the learne...

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Main Authors: Li Zeng, Fei Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2025-07-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05466-8
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