This study explored whether Japanese EFL learners can utilize syntactically–driven algorithmic processing. For this purpose, the study attempted to inhibit other forms of processing (i. e., semantically–driven heuristic processing and processing with explicit knowledge) by using a self–paced reading task with priming of PP– attachment ambiguity. In the experiment, 20 highly proficient Japanese learners and 18 native speakers of English engaged in a phrase–by–phrase self–paced reading task after reading prime sentences. Although the results of non–native speakers (NNSs) showed a similar tendency to the NSs, there were slight differences between NSs and NNSs in terms of the size of the priming effects. This indicated that highly proficient Japanese EFL learners can utilize syntactically–driven algorithmic processing, but the process may be relatively “fragile” compared to that of NSs.

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第二语言中PP附件歧义的句法驱动算法处理

本研究探讨了日语 EFL 学习者是否可以利用句法驱动的算法处理。为此，该研究试图通过使用自定进度的阅读任务来抑制其他形式的处理（即语义驱动的启发式处理和显性知识处理），以启动 PP 依恋歧义。在实验中，20 名精通日语的学习者和 18 名以英语为母语的人在阅读主要句子后进行了逐句自定进度的阅读任务。尽管非母语者 (NNS) 的结果显示出与 NS 相似的趋势，但在启动效应的大小方面，NS 和 NNS 之间存在细微差异。这表明非常熟练的日语 EFL 学习者可以利用句法驱动的算法处理，