%0 Journal Article
%T The acquisition of a syntactic structure in L2 speech: the role of working memory capacity La adquisici車n de una estructura sint芍ctica en el habla del L2: el papel de la capacidad de memoria operativa
%A KYRIA FINARDI
%A MAILCE BORGES MOTA
%J RLA : Revista de Ling邦赤stica Te車rica y Aplicada
%D 2012
%I Universidad de Concepci車n
%X The study investigated whether working memory capacity is related to the acquisition of a syntactic structure as it emerges in L2 speech. Following Information Processing Theory L2 speaking is conceptualized as a complex skill requiring both automatic and controlled processes for its execution. Controlled processes require attention, which is limited in working memory. L2 speech production and acquisition are explained in terms of the interplay of controlled and automatic processes as well as in terms of the operation of a dual code cognitive system made up of a rule-based and a memory-based system. Working memory is assumed to be involved in the execution of controlled processes operating in the rule-base system, which, in turn, are assumed to be at least partially responsible for the acquisition of a syntactic structure in L2 speech. Overall results show that working memory capacity is related to the acquisition of a syntactic structure in L2 speech. Linguistic accounts of L2 processing are used to complement and explain the acquisition of the syntactic structure. Results are discussed in terms of the linguistic and psycholinguistic complexity of the syntactic structure investigated in relation to working memory capacity, processing of form versus processing of meaning, the acquisition of a rule by the rule-based system, L1 and L2 linguistic variations and constraints in L2 speech production. En este estudio se analiza si la capacidad de memoria operativa est芍 relacionada con la adquisici車n de una estructura sint芍ctica en el habla del L2. Partiendo de la Teor赤a del Procesamiento de Informaci車n, el habla en L2 es vista como una habilidad compleja que requiere procesos autom芍ticos y controlados para su ejecuci車n. Los procesos controlados necesitan una atenci車n que en la memoria operacional es limitada. La producci車n y adquisici車n del habla en L2 es explicada a trav谷s de la operaci車n de un sistema cognitivo doble, compuesto por un c車digo basado en la regla y otro basado en la memoria. La memoria operacional est芍 involucrada en la ejecuci車n de los procesos controlados que operan en el sistema basado en la regla y que, por su parte, son parcialmente responsables de la adquisici車n de una estructura sint芍ctica en el habla del L2. En t谷rminos generales, los resultados de la investigaci車n muestran que la capacidad de la memoria operacional est芍 relacionada con la adquisici車n de una estructura sint芍ctica en el habla del L2. Un aporte ling邦赤stico del procesamiento en L2 tambi谷n es utilizado para complementar y explicar la adquisici車n de esa estructura sint芍ctica
%K Memoria operacional
%K adquisici車n de una estructura sint芍ctica
%K habla en L2
%K Working memory
%K acquisition of syntactic structure
%K L2 speech
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