Crosslinguistic influence in language and cognition / Scott Jarvis, Aneta Pavlenko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jarvis, Scott, 1966-

Contributor:

Pavlenko, Aneta, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Languages in contact.

Language transfer (Language learning).

Bilingualism.

Psycholinguistics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

A cogent, freshly written synthesis of new and classic work concerning crosslinguistic influence, or transfer, this book will become the authoritative account of transfer in second-language learning and its consequences for language and thought. Transfer in both production and comprehension is treated extensively, and new ideas such as the distinction between semantic and conceptual transfer, lateral transfer, and reverse transfer are given the attention they deserve. The book will be of considerable interest to students and scholars in the fields of second language acquisition, bilingualism, and applied linguistics.

Contents:

1.2 Phases of Transfer Research 4

1.3 Historical Skepticism about Transfer 8

1.4 Landmark Findings from the Pre-1990s Transfer Research 10

1.5 Recent Developments in CLI: New Areas of Research 13

1.6 Recent Developments in CLI: New Theoretical Accounts 15

1.7 Types of CLI 19

1.7.1 Area of Language Knowledge/Use 21

1.7.2 Directionality 21

1.7.3 Cognitive Level 22

1.7.4 Type of Knowledge 23

1.7.5 Intentionality 24

1.1.6 Mode 24

1.7.7 Channel 24

1.7.8 Form 25

1.7.9 Manifestation 25

1.7.10 Outcome 25

2 Identifying Crosslinguistic Influence 27

2.2 Defining the Scope 28

2.2.1 Two Broad Approaches to Investigating CLI 28

2.2.2 Psycholinguistic Approaches to CLI 30

2.3 Intrasubjective Methods 32

2.4 Intersubjective Methods 36

2.4.1 Pseudolongitudinal Designs: The Nexus Between Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional 36

2.4.2 Evidence for CLI 41

2.4.3 Methodological Rigor 48

2.5 Additional Methodological Considerations 52

2.5.1 Mediating Variables 52

2.5.2 Scope of Effects 58

2.5.3 Promising Future Methods for Investigating Transfer 58

3 Linguistic Transfer 61

3.2 Phonological and Orthographic Transfer 62

3.2.1 CLI in the Perception and Production of Segmental Phonology 63

3.2.2 CLI Effects on Syllable Structure and Suprasegmental Phonology 67

3.2.3 Orthographic Transfer 70

3.3 Lexical and Semantic Transfer 72

3.3.1 Morphophonological versus Semantic Transfer in Language Users' Lexical Errors 15

3.3.2 CLI Effects in Lexical Representation, Lexical Accessibility, and Lexical Activation 82

3.3.3 Word Choice Transfer 88

3.4 Morphological and Syntactic Transfer 92

3.4.1 Morphological Transfer 92

3.4.2 Syntactic Transfer 96

3.5 Discursive, Pragmatic, and Sociolinguistic Transfer 102

3.5.1 Discursive Transfer 102

3.5.2 Pragmatic Transfer 106

3.5.3 Sociolinguistic Transfer 109

4 Conceptual Transfer 112

4.2 Language and Concepts 113

4.2.1 Language-mediated Concepts 113

4.2.2 Conceptual Structure 116

4.2.3 Semantic and Conceptual Levels of Representation 118

4.2.4 Semantic and Conceptual Transfer 120

4.3 Crosslinguistic Differences and CLI in Eight Conceptual Domains 122

4.3.1 Objects 123

4.3.2 Emotions 125

4.3.3 Personhood 129

4.3.4 Gender 132

4.3.5 Number 136

4.3.6 Time 139

4.3.7 Space 142

4.3.8 Motion 145

5 Conceptual Change 153

5.2 Conceptual Change in Second Language Acquisition 154

5.3 Internalization of New Concepts 156

5.4 Restructuring 160

5.5 Convergence 164

5.6 Shift 166

5.7 Conceptual Attrition 169

6 Transferability and Factors that Interact with Transfer 174

6.2 Linguistic and Psycholinguistic Factors 176

6.2.1 Crosslinguistic Similarity 176

6.2.2 Area of Language Acquisition and Use 183

6.2.3 Frequency, Recency, and Salience 183

6.2.4 Markedness and Prototypicality 186

6.2.5 Linguistic Context 189

6.3 Cognitive, Attentional, and Developmental Factors 190

6.3.1 Level of Cognitive Maturity 190

6.3.2 Developmental and Universal Processes of Language Acquisition 192

6.3.3 Cognitive Language Learning Abilities 193

6.3.4 Attention to and Awareness of Language 194

6.4 Factors Related to Cumulative Language Experience and Knowledge 197

6.4.1 Age 197

6.4.2 Length, Frequency, and Intensity of Language Exposure 199

6.4.3 Length of Residence 200

6.4.4 General Level of Proficiency 201

6.4.5 Number and Order of Acquired Languages 204

6.5 Factors Related to the Learning Environment 206

6.6 Factors Related to Language Use 207

7.2 Recent CLI Research: Key Findings and Arguments 212

7.3 Implications for Applied Linguistics 216

7.4 Implications for Modeling of Bi- and Multilingual Representation, Processing, and Acquisition 219

7.4.1 Language Competence 219

7.4.2 Language Storage and Access 220

7.4.3 Interaction Between Languages 222

7.4.4 Semantic and Conceptual Levels of Representation 224

7.4.5 CLI in the Multilingual Lexicon 227

7.5 Implications for Future Research 229

7.5.1 Methodology 229

7.5.2 Research Areas 232.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-274) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780805838855

0805838856

OCLC:

124165244