Generative SLA in the Age of Minimalism

This study investigates attachment resolution of ambiguous relative clauses (RC) by second (L2) and third (L3) language speakers of English and Russian. Participants’ sensitivity to the language of testing, social conventions, and a linguistic effect of the matrix verb (perception, non-perception) is investigated. Monolingual controls confirm the established cross-linguistic variation: high attachment in Russian and low attachment in English. Non-native speakers demonstrate a tendency to perform