Resolução anafórica em português europeu L2: efeitos de animacidade e a posição do antecedente

This study investigates the interpretation of subject pronouns in L2 EP by Italian native speakers, to examine following questions: In overt resolution, do L1 - European Portuguese learners behave like speakers regarding antecedent animacy (a property at syntax-semantics interface) developmental stages and near-native level?; When object position is animate, exhibit permanent optionality but not null subjects, as claimed Sorace (2016), a.o.? Participants were 15 adult 10 intermediate, advanced EP. They administered two multiple-choice tasks (speeded untimed) with a 2x2 design crossing variables: matrix (animate vs. inanimate) type embedded pronominal (overt null). Results indicate that show problems only areas where differ (Madeira, Fiéis & Teixeira, this volume), namely: resolution subjects presence [-animate] subjects. Learners’ performance these remains unstable even level. These findings challenge ideas internal interfaces (syntax/semantics) are persistently problematic unproblematic anaphora (cf. Sorace, 2011, 2016). moreover point importance influence factor generally played down previous studies (e.g.,