Barbara Köpke

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List of John Benjamins publications for which Barbara Köpke plays a role.

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First Language Attrition

Edited by Monika S. Schmid and Barbara Köpke

[Benjamins Current Topics, 48] 2013. v, 159 pp.

Subjects Language acquisition | Multilingualism | Psycholinguistics | Theoretical linguistics

First language attrition/L'attrition de la langue première

Edited by Monika S. Schmid and Barbara Köpke

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 2:2 (2011) v, 157 pp.

Subjects Cognition and language | Language acquisition | Multilingualism

Language Attrition: Theoretical perspectives

Edited by Barbara Köpke, Monika S. Schmid, Merel Keijzer and Susan Dostert

[Studies in Bilingualism, 33] 2007. viii, 258 pp.

Subjects Contact Linguistics | Language acquisition | Multilingualism | Psycholinguistics | Theoretical linguistics

First Language Attrition: Interdisciplinary perspectives on methodological issues

Edited by Monika S. Schmid, Barbara Köpke, Merel Keijzer and Lina Weilemar

[Studies in Bilingualism, 28] 2004. x, 378 pp.

Subjects Language acquisition | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

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Duguine, Isabelle and Barbara Köpke 2021 Processing strategies used by Basque-French bilingual and Basque monolingual children for the production of the subject-agent in Basque Psycholinguistic Approaches to Production and Comprehension in Bilingual Adults and Children, Fernandez, Leigh B., Kalliopi Katsika, Maialen Iraola Azpiroz and Shanley E.M. Allen (eds.), pp. 11–38 | Chapter

We sought to describe the strategies used by 2L1 and L2 Basque-French bilingual children and monolingual Basque children to express subject-agent function in a free elicitation context in Basque. Based on a three-year longitudinal study, the analysis focused on transitive constructions requiring… read more

Köpke, Barbara 2021 Language attrition: A matter of brain plasticity? Some preliminary thoughts Language, Plasticity and Learning: Developmental Issues: Langage, Plasticité et Apprentissage : enjeux développementaux, Kail, Michèle and Frédéric Isel (eds.), pp. 110–132 | Article

While it has long been assumed that brain plasticity declines significantly with growing maturity, recent studies in adult subjects show grey and white matter changes due to language learning that suggest high adaptability of brain structures even within short time-scales. It is not known yet… read more

Duguine, Isabelle and Barbara Köpke 2019 Processing strategies used by Basque-French bilingual and Basque monolingual children for the production of the subject-agent in Basque Psycholinguistic approaches to production and comprehension in bilingual adults and children, Azpiroz, Maialen Iraola, Shanley E.M. Allen, Kalliopi Katsika and Leigh B. Fernandez (eds.), pp. 514–541 | Article

Köpke, Barbara 2017 Chapter 9. A neuropsycholinguistic approach to complexity: Bi/multilingual attrition and aphasia as destabilization Complexity Theory and Language Development: In celebration of Diane Larsen-Freeman, Ortega, Lourdes and ZhaoHong Han (eds.), pp. 191–208 | Chapter

Research on bilingualism has considerably changed our view of language processing, one of the main contributions being a growing awareness of the instability of language systems. While Complexity Theory claims that there is no stability whatsoever, I will argue that there are moments in the life of… read more

Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke 2017 When is a bilingual an attriter? Response to the commentaries Epistemological issue with keynote article “The relevance of first language attrition to theories of bilingual development” by Monika S. Schmid and Barbara Köpke, pp. 763–770 | Reply

Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke 2017 The relevance of first language attrition to theories of bilingual development Epistemological issue with keynote article “The relevance of first language attrition to theories of bilingual development” by Monika S. Schmid and Barbara Köpke, pp. 637–667 | Article

Research on second language acquisition and bilingual development strongly suggests that when a previously monolingual speaker becomes multilingual, the different languages do not exist in isolation: they are closely linked, dependent on each other, and there is constant interaction between… read more

Duguine, Isabelle, Barbara Köpke et Jean-Luc Nespoulous 2014 Variations dans l’acquisition du marqueur ergatif en basque par des enfants bilingues basque-français Language, Interaction and Acquisition 5:2, pp. 227–251 | Article

This paper presents the findings of a longitudinal study of seven Basque-French bilingual children and three monolingual Basque-speaking children concerning the acquisition of the morphological marking of the ergative case in Basque. Following the hypotheses put forth to account for the development… read more

Köpke, Barbara et Monika S. Schmid 2013 L’attrition de la première langue en tant que phénomène psycholinguistique First Language Attrition, Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke (eds.), pp. 13–36 | Article

Cet article présente un aperçu de plusieurs questions que se pose actuellement la recherche sur l’attrition. Dans la première section, nous nous intéresserons à des questions de terminologie et soulignerons la nécessité de distinguer l’attrition — en tant que phénomène individuel — des processus de… read more

Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke 2013 Second language acquisition and attrition First Language Attrition, Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke (eds.), pp. 1–12 | Article

Köpke, Barbara et Monika S. Schmid 2011 L’attrition de la première langue en tant que phénomène psycholinguistique First language attrition/L'attrition de la langue première, Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke (eds.), pp. 197–220 | Article

Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke 2011 Second language acquisition and attrition First language attrition/L'attrition de la langue première, Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke (eds.), pp. 185–196 | Article

Köpke, Barbara 2007 Language attrition at the crossroads of brain, mind, and society Language Attrition: Theoretical perspectives, Köpke, Barbara, Monika S. Schmid, Merel Keijzer and Susan Dostert (eds.), pp. 9–37 | Article

This chapter is an attempt to survey the predictions of some of the most important factors involved in attrition and to discuss them with respect to empirical data from L1 attrition. The factors discussed include biological aspects (plasticity, activation thresholds, inhibition and emotional… read more

Schmid, Monika S. and Barbara Köpke 2007 Bilingualism and attrition Language Attrition: Theoretical perspectives, Köpke, Barbara, Monika S. Schmid, Merel Keijzer and Susan Dostert (eds.), pp. 1–7 | Miscellaneous

Köpke, Barbara and Jean-Luc Nespoulous 2006 Working memory performance in expert and novice interpreters Interpreting 8:1, pp. 1–23 | Article

Simultaneous interpreting is generally assumed to be particularly demanding with respect to cognitive resources such as attention and working memory, which are thought to gradually increase with professional practice. Experimental data to corroborate this assumption is still rather sparse, however.… read more

Köpke, Barbara and Monika S. Schmid 2004 Language attrition: The next phase First Language Attrition: Interdisciplinary perspectives on methodological issues, Schmid, Monika S., Barbara Köpke, Merel Keijzer and Lina Weilemar (eds.), pp. 1–43 | Article