Papers by Shoba Bandi-rao
Linguistic structure with processing in second language research: is a 'unified theory' possible?
Second Language Research, 2004
Abstract We investigate a unique attempt at working out a unified theory of second language acqui... more Abstract We investigate a unique attempt at working out a unified theory of second language acquisition (SLA), Carroll's 'Autonomous Induction Theory'. This theory integrates SLA traditions that often ignore each other and adds a learning theory where novel information ...
The role of meaning in past-tense inflection: Evidence from polysemy and denominal derivation
Cognition, 2007
Although English verbs can be either regular (walk-walked) or irregular (sing-sang), &amp... more Although English verbs can be either regular (walk-walked) or irregular (sing-sang), "denominal verbs" that are derived from nouns, such as the use of the verb ring derived from the noun a ring, take the regular form even if they are homophonous with an existing irregular verb: The soldiers ringed the city rather than *The soldiers rang the city. Is this regularization due to a semantic difference from the usual verb, or is it due to the application of the default rule, namely VERB+ -ed suffix? In Experiment 1, participants rated the semantic similarity of the extended senses of polysemous verbs and denominal verbs to their central senses. Experiment 2 examined the acceptability of the regular and irregular past tenses of the different verbs. The results showed that all the denominal verbs were rated as more acceptable for the regular inflection than the same verbs used polysemously, even though the two were semantically equally similar to the central meaning. Thus, the derivation of the verb (nominal or verbal) determined the past-tense preference more than semantic variables, consistent with dual-route models of verb inflection.
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