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November 12, 2025Isogloss Open Journal of Romance LinguisticsOpen Access

Does the Referential Hierarchy influence subject and object omission in L2 English?

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AFAlexandra FiéisJTJoana Teixeira

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Overview

Experiment shows significant ties between L2 English acquisition and referentiality in Portuguese speakers, suggesting gradual changes in grammar.

Key Points

  • To investigate how the Referential Hierarchy influences subject and object omission in L2 English among Portuguese learners.
  • Examined 71 Portuguese learners of L2 English and 12 native English speakers
  • Used two speeded acceptability judgement tasks
  • Manipulated overtness and referentiality in tasks for subjects and objects
  • Revealed parallels between L2 acquisition and diachronic change
  • Demonstrated that changes in null categories occur gradually
  • Supported the principle of referentiality influencing grammatical structure

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Fiéis et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692523d9c0ce034ddc355856https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/isogloss.582
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