Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The Netherlands

This paper compares heritage speakers and second language (L2) speakers of Spanish with Dutch as their dominant language, in order to explore the role of age of onset and manner of acquisition in the nature of the knowledge (implicit vs. explicit) of the subjunctive. Differently from previous studie...

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Main Authors:	Brechje van Osch, Aafke Hulk, Suzanne Aalberse, Petra Sleeman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:	Languages
Subjects:	heritage speakers second language acquisition Spanish bilingualism explicit knowledge implicit knowledge subjunctive interface phenomena task-based differences age of acquisition
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/3/3/25

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spelling	doaj-e257b724d77e4bdabc65a9464039634b2020-11-25T00:56:22ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2018-07-01332510.3390/languages3030025languages3030025Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The NetherlandsBrechje van Osch0Aafke Hulk1Suzanne Aalberse2Petra Sleeman3Faculty of Humanities, Linguistics Department, University of Amsterdam, Spuistraat 134, 1012 VB Amsterdam, The NetherlandsFaculty of Humanities, Linguistics Department, University of Amsterdam, Spuistraat 134, 1012 VB Amsterdam, The NetherlandsFaculty of Humanities, Linguistics Department, University of Amsterdam, Spuistraat 134, 1012 VB Amsterdam, The NetherlandsFaculty of Humanities, Linguistics Department, University of Amsterdam, Spuistraat 134, 1012 VB Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThis paper compares heritage speakers and second language (L2) speakers of Spanish with Dutch as their dominant language, in order to explore the role of age of onset and manner of acquisition in the nature of the knowledge (implicit vs. explicit) of the subjunctive. Differently from previous studies, all items were presented orally and in written form, so that language mode of presentation could be excluded as a confounding factor. Moreover, the groups were matched on their general proficiency in Spanish using both an explicit and an implicit proficiency task. The results showed that the L2 speakers outperformed the heritage speakers in the explicit knowledge task and vice versa in the implicit knowledge task, suggesting that differential task effects, which thus far have only been attested for morpho-syntactic phenomena, can be extended to interface phenomena as well. These findings imply that age of onset and manner of acquisition have an influence in the way knowledge is represented in these two populations, and moreover emphasize the importance of using different task types in bilingual research.http://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/3/3/25heritage speakerssecond language acquisitionSpanishbilingualismexplicit knowledgeimplicit knowledgesubjunctiveinterface phenomenatask-based differencesage of acquisition
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author	Brechje van Osch Aafke Hulk Suzanne Aalberse Petra Sleeman
spellingShingle	Brechje van Osch Aafke Hulk Suzanne Aalberse Petra Sleeman Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The Netherlands Languages heritage speakers second language acquisition Spanish bilingualism explicit knowledge implicit knowledge subjunctive interface phenomena task-based differences age of acquisition
author_facet	Brechje van Osch Aafke Hulk Suzanne Aalberse Petra Sleeman
author_sort	Brechje van Osch
title	Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The Netherlands
title_short	Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The Netherlands
title_full	Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The Netherlands
title_fullStr	Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The Netherlands
title_full_unstemmed	Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The Netherlands
title_sort	implicit and explicit knowledge of a multiple interface phenomenon: differential task effects in heritage speakers and l2 speakers of spanish in the netherlands
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Languages
issn	2226-471X
publishDate	2018-07-01
description	This paper compares heritage speakers and second language (L2) speakers of Spanish with Dutch as their dominant language, in order to explore the role of age of onset and manner of acquisition in the nature of the knowledge (implicit vs. explicit) of the subjunctive. Differently from previous studies, all items were presented orally and in written form, so that language mode of presentation could be excluded as a confounding factor. Moreover, the groups were matched on their general proficiency in Spanish using both an explicit and an implicit proficiency task. The results showed that the L2 speakers outperformed the heritage speakers in the explicit knowledge task and vice versa in the implicit knowledge task, suggesting that differential task effects, which thus far have only been attested for morpho-syntactic phenomena, can be extended to interface phenomena as well. These findings imply that age of onset and manner of acquisition have an influence in the way knowledge is represented in these two populations, and moreover emphasize the importance of using different task types in bilingual research.
topic	heritage speakers second language acquisition Spanish bilingualism explicit knowledge implicit knowledge subjunctive interface phenomena task-based differences age of acquisition
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/3/3/25
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Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Multiple Interface Phenomenon: Differential Task Effects in Heritage Speakers and L2 Speakers of Spanish in The Netherlands

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