First Language Attrition
Interdisciplinary perspectives on methodological issues
Editors
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.
[Studies in Bilingualism, 28] 2004. x, 378 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgment | p. vii
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List of tables | pp. 000–999
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Preface | pp. 1–2
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Language attrition: The next phaseBarbara Köpke and Monika S. Schmid | p. 1
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Studying the element order of Old Germanic languages | pp. 3–17
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Part I. Theoretical models and methodological aspects
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How to study element order in translated texts | pp. 19–50
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L2 influence and L1 attrition in adult bilingualismAneta Pavlenko | p. 47
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A sociocultural approach for language attritionAntonio F. Jiménez Jiménez | p. 61
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The V-second phenomenon | pp. 51–120
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Verb-initial main declarative clauses | pp. 121–151
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Perceived language dominance and language preference for emotional speech: The implications for attrition researchJean-Marc Dewaele | p. 81
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The role of grammaticality judgments in investigating first language attrition: A cross-disciplinary perspectiveEvelyn P. Altenberg and Robert M. Vago | p. 105
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Element order in subordinate clauses | pp. 153–234
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Element order in conjunct clauses | pp. 235–281
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Part II. Attrition in progress — observations and descriptions
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The position of objects | pp. 283–341
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Issues in finding the appropriate methodology in language attrition researchKutlay Yagmur | p. 133
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Translation strategies | pp. 343–381
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Language contact and attrition: The spoken French of Israeli FrancophonesMiriam Ben-Rafael | p. 165
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Is there a natural process of decay? A longitudinal study of language attritionMatthias Hutz | p. 189
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Text-specific and language-specific element order patterns in OE and OHG translations | pp. 383–409
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In search of the lost language: The case of adopted Koreans in FranceValérie A.G. Ventureyra and Christophe Pallier | p. 207
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Part III. How the study of attrition can contribute to the understanding of language
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Attrition in L1 competence: The case of TurkishAyşe Gürel | p. 225
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Methodological aspects of a generative-based attrition studyBede McCormack | p. 243
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Convergent outcomes in L2 acquisition and L1 lossSilvina Montrul | p. 259
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A modest proposal: Explaining language attrition in the context of contact linguisticsSteven Gross | p. 281
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No more reductions! — To the problem of evaluation of language attrition dataElena Schmitt | p. 299
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Language attrition research: An annotated bibliographyMonika S. Schmid | p. 317
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A new blueprint for language attrition researchMonika S. Schmid | p. 349
“This book collection of 13 papers presents the audience exciting research during the past decade in attrition research, but certainly highlights the complexity in this area in terms of theoretical foundation, methodologies, sampling and analysis. To be more specific, there are valuable results from the series of research worthwhile to point out and further pursue along the path.”
Xin Wang, University of Arizona, on Linguist List Vol.16.16.1789, 2005
Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFDM: Bilingualism & multilingualism
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
U.S. Library of Congress Control Number: 2004053124