9. A corpus approach to studying structural convergence in task-based Spanish L2 interactions

Collentine, Joseph; Collentine, Karina

doi:10.1075/lllt.34.13ch9

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“…There is a tendency for a form to precede (i.e., prime) another similar form, as has been shown in the case of perseveration or the “birds of a feather” phenomenon, by which the use of null and overt subject pronouns tends to favor the repeated use of null and overt pronouns, respectively (e.g., Cameron & Flores‐Ferrán, ). This phenomenon is also similar to the notion of structural convergence (e.g., Collentine & Collentine, ). In the current study, the most frequent forms in the data, the PF, the MF, the PI, and lexical futures were all coded as possible preceding forms.…”

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What We Gain by Combining Variationist and Concept‐Oriented Approaches: The Case of Acquiring Spanish Future‐Time Expression

Kanwit

2017

Language Learning

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This study aimed to advance research on first and second language future‐time expression in Spanish and to demonstrate the strengths of combining functionalist, concept‐oriented approaches (e.g., Andersen, 1984; Bardovi‐Harlig, 2000; Shirai, 1995; von Stutterheim & Klein, 1987) with variationist approaches. The study targeted 140 participants (120 English‐speaking learners of Spanish of varying proficiency and 20 native speakers of Spanish) who completed an oral task responding to eight prompts (e.g., describe tus planes para este fin de semana “describe your plans for this weekend”). Results from cross‐tabulations and multinomial regressions indicated gradual inclusion of new linguistic and social variables as learner proficiency increased and demonstrated the value of considering both group and individual behavior. Findings were discussed in relation to stages of acquisition of future‐time expression. Open Practices This article has been awarded an Open Materials badge. All materials are publicly accessible in the IRIS digital repository at http://www.iris-database.org. Learn more about the Open Practices badges from the Center for Open Science: https://osf.io/tvyxz/wiki.

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What We Gain by Combining Variationist and Concept‐Oriented Approaches: The Case of Acquiring Spanish Future‐Time Expression

Kanwit

2017

Language Learning

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“…In the picture and map tasks, speakers needed to achieve common task goals (e.g., complete story or map), and thus may have increased their tendency to reuse the same structures, which resulted in the high overall rates of structural alignment (65-69% of all repeated utterances) in both tasks. This result is in line with evidence shown by McDonough (in review), where communicative tasks involving less turnby-turn interaction between interlocutors (which presumably are less demanding in terms of speakers' need to interact to achieve a shared goal) are less likely to elicit structural alignment, compared to highly interactive tasks engaging both interlocutors (see also Collentine & Collentine, 2013;Reitter & Moore, 2014).…”

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“…After primes and targets were coded, two proportion scores per interlocutor pair were calculated, following similar research (e.g., Collentine & Collentine, 2013;Gries, 2005). The first score was the prime→target score, computed by dividing the number of sequences where a prime was followed by a target over the total number of repeated utterances produced in each dialogue (across all structures combined), separately in each task.…”

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Structural alignment in L2 task-based interaction

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Trofimovich

Kennedy

2018

ITL

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This study investigated L2 structural alignment, the tendency for interlocutors to re-use a syntactic structure present in recent discourse, focusing on two information-gap interactive tasks. Thirty-four university students from diverse language backgrounds, recruited from different academic programs at a Canadian English-medium university, carried out the two information-gap interactive tasks in dyads. Interaction data were transcribed and coded for instances of structural alignment and the alignment’s characteristics in terms of structure type and accuracy. Results indicated that structural alignment occurred in L2 task-based interaction generated by both tasks. This structural repetition was linked to an improved accuracy of subsequent language production. Furthermore, the two tasks were associated with different structures that were converged on, and with varying degrees of structural alignment. These findings are discussed in terms of effects of task features on structural alignment, and the role of structural alignment in subsequent language production.

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“…Marsden & Mackey 2013;Polio 2015;Porte 2012; different research and service initiatives at, for example, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and as part of professional organizations, such as the American Association for Applied Linguistics), special issues of journals on methodology (e.g. the Disciplinary Dialogues section on replication in the Journal of Second Language Writing, 2012, 21,3), books on research processes (Matsuda & Silva 2005), a few landmark replications (as examples, Muñoz 1995;Rebuschat & Williams 2006), methods textbooks (Dörnyei 2007;Gass & Mackey 2007;Mackey & Gass 2005;Porte 2010;Richards, Ross & Seedhouse 2011) as well as an increasing tradition of research syntheses and meta-analyses (Norris & Ortega 2006;Plonsky & Oswald 2012). As Gass (2015) points out, there are statements from leading journals in the field.…”

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Practice and progression in Second Language Research methods

Mackey

2014

AILA

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Since its inception, the field of second language research has utilized methods from a number of areas, including general linguistics, psychology, education, sociology, anthropology and, recently, neuroscience and corpus linguistics. As the questions and objectives expand, researchers are increasingly pushing methodological boundaries to gain a clearer picture of second language learning. At one end for example, we see measures of cognition (e.g., brain imaging and eye tracking) and at the other end we see exploration of issues of culture and identity (e.g., ethnographies, deep dive case studies, introspective and narrative analyses). There is an emerging emphasis on research synthesis, meta-analysis, and replication. This article illustrates a few of the advancements in methods and research agendas in SLA. I will conclude by highlighting some of the ways that second language researchers can continue to incorporate, assimilate, and shape methodology, as well as pointing out some of the potential pitfalls, and overall, how these methodological innovations benefit the field.

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9. A corpus approach to studying structural convergence in task-based Spanish L2 interactions

Cited by 24 publications

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What We Gain by Combining Variationist and Concept‐Oriented Approaches: The Case of Acquiring Spanish Future‐Time Expression

What We Gain by Combining Variationist and Concept‐Oriented Approaches: The Case of Acquiring Spanish Future‐Time Expression

Structural alignment in L2 task-based interaction

Practice and progression in Second Language Research methods

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