Lexical Priming and L2 acquisition

the case of the third person singular of the Inglish Language

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2237-759X2025V57e70895

Keywords:

Corpus Linguistics, lexical priming, L2 acquisition, English teaching

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the role of lexical priming (Hoey, 2005) in the acquisition of the third person singular of the simple present tense by Brazilian learners of English as an L2. Usage patterns of this verb form in the BR-ICLE corpus were identified and compared to similar patterns in the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). The results show that learners more accurately produced patterns involving verbs that are more frequent in COCA, suggesting that lexical priming appears to influence the acquisition of the third person singular.

Author Biography

Marcos Roberto de Oliveira, Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Caetano do Sul

Marcos Roberto de Oliveira é Professor de Língua Inglesa na Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Caetano do Sul. Mestre em Letras pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (CAPES) e bolsista de doutorado no projeto Portal Multimodal/Multilíngue para o Avanço da Ciência Aberta nas Humanidades (CNPq 444211/2020-9). Membro do Grupo de Estudos em Linguística de Corpus (GELC) do programa de Linguística Aplicada e Estudos da Linguagem (LAEL) da PUC-SP. É pesquisador integrante da colaboração internacional entre a Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo e a Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), no projeto de pesquisa Linguistic and Artificial Intelligence Perspectives for Analyzing Writing Styles of Fake News Associated with Defamation of Politicians, financiado pelo Fundo de Pesquisa do Quebec - Sociedade e Cultura e pela Agência Universitária de Francofonia (AUF). Foi pesquisador visitante na Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), onde ministrou o curso "Whats Corpus Linguistics?". É parte do corpo editorial da revista Delta e suas principais áreas de interesse são Linguística de Corpus, aquisição de L2, procedimentos de identificação de metáforas, ensino de língua inglesa, e uso de modelos de inteligência artificial para processamento e análise linguística.

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2025-07-08

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Oliveira, M. R. de. (2025). Lexical Priming and L2 acquisition: the case of the third person singular of the Inglish Language. Intercâmbio, 57, e70895. https://doi.org/10.23925/2237-759X2025V57e70895

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