Responses to Yes/No Questions in Spanish by Chinese ELE Learners: A Cognitive-Contrastive Approach

 

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Autor: Li, Haozhen
Format: artículo original
Estat:Versión publicada
Data de publicació:2026
Descripció:This study explores from a cognitive linguistics perspective the difficulties faced by Chinese learners of Spanish as a foreign language (ELE) when responding to yes/no questions. It particularly analyzes how interference from Mandarin Chinese cognitive logic affects responses in Spanish, leading to frequent errors. Through oral and written questionnaires, it was found that beginner students made more errors, while immersion experience significantly reduced these difficulties. The article concludes with pedagogical suggestions aimed at improving the teaching of affirmative and negative responses in Spanish for Chinese-speaking learners.
Pais:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/4815
Accés en línia:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rfilyling/article/view/4815
Paraula clau:Cognitive linguistics
contrastive analysis
Chinese learners of Spanish as a foreign language
polar questions
linguistic interference
Lingüística cognitiva
análisis contrastivo
estudiantes chinos de ELE
interrogativas polares
interferencia lingüística