Belebtheitseffekte und Subjekterstpräferenz beim Lesen der topikalisierten und gescrambelten V2-Sätze durch polnische Lerner des Deutschen

The article considers whether the L2-learners use the analogical mechanisms for transforming the syntax as the native users of the language in question. In the questionnaire survey the stability of the preference to interpret the first nominal phrase observed in transforming L1 to be the subject of a sentence, and its influence on non-structural factors, such as animacy have been analysed. It has been shown that L2-learners, similar to the native users of the language in question, prefer the subject-object word order, and that the general preference should not be covered by the semantic information.