Abstract
This study investigates whether Korean leaners of L2 English are sensitive to lexicalsemantic information while processing temporarily ambiguous sentences in which the antecedents for the RCs were complex NPs linked by either the genitive preposition of or the thematic preposition with, (i.e., whether L2 learners can distinguish between these two prepositions in terms of the different thematic role assignments associated with them). A questionnaire task and a self-paced reading experiment were used to investigate how these lexical-semantic factors affected RC attachment preferences. The results from the questionnaire task suggest that: (1) L2 learners show different RC attachment preferences depending on the type of linking preposition involved (of vs. with); and (2) L2 learners transfer L1 processing strategies to L2 when disambiguating RC attachment. No significant main effect or interaction effect was found in the self-paced reading experiment. These results are discussed with respect to the role of lexicalsemantic information and L1 transfer during L2 processing.
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