Abstract This study explores word class influence upon L1 and L2 word association. The participants included 26 L1 English speakers and 28 advanced EFL learners who finished an English word association test that involved three types of stimuli: nouns, verbs and adjectives. Response words to the stimuli were classified into paradigmatic, syntagmatic, encyclopedic and form-based categories. Results show that: 1) L2 mental lexicon largely resembled that of L1 English speakers in that both were dominated by paradigmatic association, but L2 syntagmatic association was obviously weaker than that of L1 across the three word classes; 2) Verbs and adjectives demonstrated a greater potential to elicit syntagmatic responses than nouns in both L1 and L2 association; 3) Compared with verbs and adjectives, nouns were more paradigmatically challenging to L2 learners.

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词类对一级和二级英语单词联想的影响

摘要本研究探讨词类对L1和L2词联想的影响。参与者包括26位L1的英语母语者和28位高级EFL学习者，他们完成了涉及三种刺激类型的英语单词联想测试：名词，动词和形容词。对刺激的反应词分为范式，会合，百科全书和基于形式的类别。结果表明：1）L2心理词典在很大程度上类似于L1英语使用者，因为二者都是以范式联想为主，但是在这三个词类中，L2句法联想明显弱于L1。2）在L1和L2联想中，动词和形容词比名词具有更大的引发语意反应的潜力；3）与动词和形容词相比，