Grammatical Gender Processing in French as a First and a Second Language

The present thesis investigates grammatical gender processing in French as a first and second language. It focuses mainly on whether non-native speakers can achieve native-like representation and processing of gender, and whether the native language (L1) influences the acquisition of the second lan...

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Hovedforfatter: Foucart, Alice
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: TIPA. Travaux interdisciplinaires sur la parole et le langage 2012
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Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:The present thesis investigates grammatical gender processing in French as a first and second language. It focuses mainly on whether non-native speakers can achieve native-like representation and processing of gender, and whether the native language (L1) influences the acquisition of the second language (L2).Theoretical linguistic models have made two contrasting assumptions concerning the ability of late bilinguals to acquire grammatical gender in their L2. While some models propose that gr...