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The SLA Lab was founded in 2014 in order to investigate the nature of second language acquisition mechanisms from a cognitive perspective, including formal linguistic and psycholinguistic approaches.<\/p>\n

Research focus and goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research in the SLA lab seeks to investigate the process of second language acquisition from a cognitive perspective, including formal linguistic and psycholinguistic approaches. The main goal of the SLA lab is to bring together faculty and students who are interested in experimental linguistics, with a special focus on L2 syntax\/semantics and L2 sentence processing.<\/p>\n

The main questions investigated in this lab are:<\/p>\n

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  1. How first language (L1) and second language (L2) interact with each other in the process of L2 acquisition<\/li>\n
  2. How L2 grammar and meaning are represented in the minds of L2 speakers<\/li>\n
  3. How different types of meaning (grammatical, sentential, and pragmatic) are calculated in the L1 and L2? What affects the acquisition of L2 meaning (e.g., L1 influence, linguistic complexity, processing complexity)?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    \u00a0Current projects:<\/h1>\n