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Construct operationalization, L1 effects, and context in second language processing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2016

ALAN JUFFS
ALAN JUFFS*
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University of Pittsburgh
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Address for correspondence: ALAN JUFFS, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learning, Room 2816, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260juffs@pitt.edu
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Cunnings (2016) provides welcome insights into differences between native speaker (NS) sentence processing, adult non-native speaker processing (NNS), and working memory capacity (WMC) limitations. This commentary briefly raises three issues: construct operationalization; the role of first language (L1); and context.

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Bilingualism: Language and Cognition , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , August 2017 , pp. 694 - 695
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