Using a self-paced reading task, the present study investigates how highly proficient second language (L2) speakers of German with English as their native language process unambiguous wh-subject-extractions and wh-object-extractions in German. Previous monolingual research has shown that English and German exhibit different processing preferences for the type of wh-question under investigation,...

Speakers of English and Tamil differ widely in which relational roles they overtly express with a verb. This study provides new information about how speakers of these languages differ in their descriptions of the same scenes and how explicit mention of roles and other scene elements vary with the properties of the scenes themselves. Specifically, we find that English speakers, who in normal sp...

In this paper we analyse the new paradigm represented by the Internet as a global means of communication and the linguistic differences as an obstacle to the increasing demand in international interchange. The Universal Networking Language (UNL) is presented as a highly important initiative within the scope of actions of the United Nations Organisation, representing a solution to overcome the b...