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![Processing of regular and irregular past tense morphology in highly proficient L2 learners of English: a self-paced reading study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Summary and discussion All groups showed shorter RTs in irregularly inflected compared to regularly inflected forms matched for frequency, length, and neighbourhood density. This suggests that an additional process of morphological decomposition underlies processing of regular past tense forms in native speakers of English, and also in both groups of L2 learners. L1 speakers and L2 learners with classroom exposure showed also longer RTs for irregularised compared to regularised forms. This difference could be explained in the following way. Irregularised forms, such as raught , may have been treated as non-words, whereas regularised forms, such as feeled , may have been processed through morphological decomposition, and this is why at least in the L1 speakers there is no significant difference between regular and regularised forms. Shorter RTs for irregular compared to regular forms in both groups of L2 learners suggests that for L2 learners with Effective and Mastery Proficiency, type of exposure does not affect the way they process English past tense morphology. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Acknowledgements This study is part of the PhD of Christos Pliatsikas, which is being funded by an ESRC studentship. We would like to thank the participants of this study, Dr Stavroula-Thaleia Kousta and Dr Gabriella Vigliocco for providing us space to test participants at UCL.Also, the “Scholars” language school (Kallithea, Greece) and Dr. Athanassios Prwtopapas (University of Athens) for providing us with space to test participants in Greece. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],* * * * * * * * * * L2 with naturalistic exposure L2 with classroom exposure p value Age of onset of English lessons 8.83 (2.42) 8.11 (1.58) p = 0.18 Years of learning English 8.53 (3.32) 8.47 (2.51) p = 0.93 Daily use of Greek 0.4207 0.8257 p < .001 Daily use of English 0.5693 0.1616 p < .001 L1 speakers L2 with naturalistic exposure L2 with classroom exposure p value Accuracy of comprehension 96.7% (2.8) 97% (3.5) 96% (1.9) P = 0.633](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/posterchristos-pliatsikas-1220962144852119-8/85/processing-of-regular-and-irregular-past-tense-morphology-in-higly-proficient-l2-learners-of-english-1-320.jpg)
