First language attrition : interdisciplinary perspectives on methodological issues / edited by Monika S. Schmid ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

International Conference on Language Attrition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Methodological Issues, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Schmid, Monika S.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Language Attrition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Methodological Issues (2002 : Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

International Conference on Language Attrition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Methodological Issues

Series:

Studies in bilingualism ; v. 28.

Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language attrition--Congresses.

Language attrition.

Bilingualism--Congresses.

Bilingualism.

Physical Description:

ix, 377 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : John Benjamins Publishing, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides a state-of-the-art treatment of research on language attrition, the non-pathological loss of a language through lack of exposure. It combines a review of past and present research with in-depth treatments of specific theoretical and methodological issues and reports on individual studies. Special prominence is given to the identification of problematic areas in attrition research, with a view to pointing out possible solutions. The book specifically addresses itself to those who wish to acquaint themselves with the research area of language attrition, providing them with both a thorough overview of the field and a basis on which to build their own research. The combination of experience and an innovative outlook present in this collection, however, make it a valuable source for those familiar with attrition as well. Especially useful to both beginners and veterans is the extensive annotated bibliography.

Contents:

First Language Attrition

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Dedication page

Table of contents

Acknowledgment

Language attrition

Introduction

1. A historical overview

2. Some basic issues in attrition research

2.1. Extralinguistic aspects

2.2. Language attitudes, motivations, and use

2.3. Conclusion

3. Explanatory frameworks

3.1. Linguistic issues

3.2. Psycholinguistic aspects

3.3. Conclusion

4. Practical concerns: Research designs

Conclusion and outlook

Notes

References

Part I. Theoretical models and methodological aspects

L2 influence and L1 attrition in adult bilingualism

1. Borrowing

2. Restructuring

3. Convergence

4. Shift

5. Attrition

A sociocultural approach to language attrition

1. Sociocultural Theory

2. A Sociocultural account for language attrition

2.1. The role of ``language''

2.2. Language attrition

3. Assessing language attrition under SCT

4. Conclusion

Perceived language dominance and language preference for emotional speech

1. Method

1.1. Rationale for the present study

1.2. Research questions

1.3. Participants

1.4. Research instrument and methodological considerations

1.5. Dependent variables

1.6. Research design

2. Results

2.1. Self-rated proficiency scores in the L1

2.2. Expression of feelings in the L1 (frequency of use)

2.3. Expression of anger in the L1 (frequency of use)

2.4. Inner speech and mental calculation in L1 (frequency of use)

2.5. Perceptions of the L1

2.6. Intra-group differences

2.7. Testimonies from LX dominant participants

3. Discussion

References.

The role of grammaticality judgments in investigating first language attrition

1. The relationship between grammaticality judgments and competence

2. Do grammaticality judgments rely on knowledge and processes that are different from those used in normal sentence processing?

2.1. Similarities between grammaticality judgment tasks and normal language use

2.2. Explicit and implicit memory

2.3. Findings of grammaticality judgment tasks and other tasks

2.4. Judgment factors other than grammaticality

3. Inter-subject and intra-subject inconsistency

4. Methodological issues in setting up a grammaticality judgment task

4.1. The role of time

4.2. Magnitude estimation

4.3. Analysing the results of individuals as well as groups

4.4. Response bias

4.5. Subject characteristics

4.6. Additional task characteristics

5. Conclusion

Note

Part II. Attrition in progress - observations and descriptions

Issues in finding the appropriate methodology in language attrition research

1. Language attrition: An incomplete puzzle

1.1. Definitions

1.2. Extralinguistic factors

2. Methodology in language attrition studies

2.1. What type of design is appropriate?

2.2. Causes of claiming `massive' loss

3. A research design of language attrition

3.1. Preliminary observation

3.2. Setting the design

3.3. Measuring attrition

3.4. Recommendations for future research

Language contact and attrition

1. Methodology

2. Codeswitchings (CS)

2.1. CS without L1 Attrition

2.2. CS with L1 attrition

3. Lexicon

4. Syntax

Is there a natural process of decay?

1. Longitudinal studies in language attrition

2. The factor `time' and attrition.

3. A natural process of decay?

4. Set-up of the investigation

5. Analysis

5.1. Lexical borrowing

5.2. Semantic transfer

5.3. Morphological and morphosyntactic domain

5.4. Syntax: Word order

6. Conclusion

In search of the lost language

Part I: The first behavioural tests and the fMRI study

Part II: The new behavioural tests

Conclusion

Appendix

Part III. How the study of attrition can contribute to the understanding of language

Attrition in L1 competence

1. Background

1.1. L1 attrition in L2 settings

1.2. Competence change in language attrition

1.3. Syntactic property under investigation

2. Research questions

3. The study

3.1. Participants

3.2. Tests

4. Results

4.1. Summary of group results

4.2. Individual results

Methodological aspects of a generative-based attrition study

1. Adopting a theoretical framework to investigate attrition

2. Selecting a linguistic feature for analysis

3. Informant selection

4. Test design

5. Presentation of results

6. Discussion

7. Conclusion

Convergent outcomes in L2 acquisition and L1 loss

1. Interpretive properties of the preterit/Imperfect contrast in Spanish

2. Theoretical assumptions

3. Methodology

3.1. Tests

3.2. Results

4. Discussion and conclusion

A modest proposal

1. Defining language attrition

2. General observations on language attrition

3. A methodology for analysing language attrition data

3.1. A language production model

3.2. Abstract lexical structure

3.3. Predicting language attrition outcomes

4. The study

4.1. The interviews

4.2. Data analysis.

5. Testing the prediction

6. Language attrition in the context of language contact

No more reductions!

1. Theoretical framework

2. Subjects and data

2.1. Subjects

2.2. Language policy at home

2.3. Data collection

3. Analysis

Language attrition research

A new blueprint for language attrition research

1. Diagnosis

1.1. International contacts

1.2. Theoretical perspectives

1.3. Methodological aspects: Developing a common research design

1.4. Societal relevance

1.5. Conclusion

2. Prescription: A common research design

3. Conclusion

Author index

Subject index

The series Studies in Bilingualism.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612255250

9781423772231

1423772237

9781282255258

1282255258

9789027295279

9027295271

OCLC:

69252830