Theoretical and Methodological Developments in Processability Theory
1st Edition
Published on 11. December 2015
VII, 273 pages
978-90-272-6770-2 (ISBN)
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This edited volume is devoted to expanding the theoretical basis of Processability Theory, a theory of second language development that combines insights in the way speakers generate language and store their language knowledge to predict, describe and explain developmental sequences (Pienemann 1998, 2005). The aim of the book is to provide a forum for new perspectives focusing on three intersections: (1) the interface between morpho-syntax and discourse/pragmatics/semantics, (2) constraints on processing and receptive processing and (3) developments in instructed second language learning. Each part also includes a response paper, in which the new perspectives, in terms of the theoretical challenges and/or the empirical results of the preceding chapters are discussed. This collection of articles and response papers will be very relevant to students and researchers interested in theoretical aspects of second language acquisition, and more specifically Processability Theory, and clearly indicates that the field is lively and open.
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- Theoretical and Methodological Developments in Processability Theory
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Processability theory
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Theory evaluation
- 1.3 The explanatory power of PT
- 1.4 Developments within PT
- 1.5 About this volume
- PART I: Interface between Morpho-Syntax and Discourse/Pragmatics/Semantics
- PART II: Constraints on Processing and Receptive Processing
- PART III: Developments in Instructed Second Language Learning
- References
- Processing Alignments
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Topics, subjects and semantic prominence
- 2.2.1 Topics
- 2.2.2 Subjects and semantic vs syntactic prominence
- 2.3 Developmental stages in Samoan SLA
- 2.3.1 Initial NP is ?^
- 2.3.2 No sign of a subject
- 2.3.3 ?^ is not XP1
- 2.3.4 Initial position, Topicality and ?^
- 2.4 Processing alignment
- 2.4.1 LMT: Mapping semantic roles to grammatical functions
- 2.4.2 Processing c-structural constraints
- 2.5 Conclusions
- References
- The emergence of sentence Topic in a Topic-prominent language
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Topic-Comment in Chinese
- 3.3 L2 acquisition of Chinese sentence Topic
- 3.4 The study
- 3.4.1 Informants and data collection
- 3.4.2 Findings
- 3.5 Discussion
- 3.6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgement
- References
- The Acquisition of the Ergative Case in Hindi as a Foreign Language
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 The ergative case in Hindi
- 4.3 The Ergative Case in Child Language Acquisition
- 4.4 Processability Theory and Case Development
- 4.5 Methodology
- 4.6 Results
- i The default nominative stage
- ii The stage of overgeneralisation
- iii The stage of functional case use
- 4.7 Discussion
- 4.8 Conclusion
- References
- Response Paper
- References
- Constraints on Processing
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 The initial state in L2 acquisition - the Multiple Constraints Hypothesis
- 6.3 The role of L1 transfer at the L2 initial state
- 6.3.1 The Developmentally Moderated Transfer Hypothesis
- 6.3.2 The Developmentally Moderated Transfer Hypothesis: Empirical studies
- 6.4 L1 transfer and the L2 initial mental grammatical system - an empirical study
- 6.4.1 Single words, Formulaic sequences & idiosyncratic structures
- 6.4.1.1 Single words
- 6.4.1.2 Formulaic sequences
- 6.4.1.3 Idiosyncratic structures - individual strategies
- 6.4.2 L1 structures that are not transferred
- 6.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Studying Receptive Grammar Acquisition within a PT Framework
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Processability Theory
- 7.2.1 The Development of L2 English Morphology
- 7.2.2 Data Elicitation and Analysis in PT
- 7.3 Studying the applicability of PT to receptive grammar acquisition
- 7.3.1 Methodological Challenges
- 7.3.2 Receptive grammar instruments and PT
- 7.3.3 Previous studies of receptive grammar acquisition within a PT framework
- 7.3.4 The Present Study
- 7.4 Method
- 7.4.1 Participants
- 7.4.2 Targeted Morphological Phenomena and PT
- 7.4.3 Instrument & Procedure
- 7.4.3.1 Conditions and Trials
- 7.4.3.2 Minimal Pairs
- 7.4.3.3 Counterbalanced Lists, Blocks and Comprehension Questions
- 7.4.4 Reaction Time Analysis
- 7.5 Results
- 7.5.1 Group Analysis
- 7.5.2 Individual Data
- 7.6 Discussion
- 7.7 Conclusions for PT Theory Development, Future Research and Wider Relevance
- 7.7.1 Conclusion for PT Theory Development
- 7.7.2 Expanding the current study
- 7.7.3 Looking beyond PT and developmental stages
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Response Paper
- References
- PT meets CA
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Conversation Analysis for Second Language Acquisition (CA for SLA)
- 9.2.1 Social participation and language learning
- 9.2.2 CA and sociocultural theories of learning
- 9.3 Theory meets practice
- 9.3.1 The Database
- 9.3.2 Classroom interaction in a CLIL setting: Questions and Negation
- 9.3.3 Negation
- 9.4 PT meets CA
- 9.4.1 PT and classroom research
- 9.4.2 Interlanguage Development in a CLIL setting
- 9.5 Conclusion
- References
- Instructing Stages of Processability Theory in L2 Spanish
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Processability Hierarchy for L2 Spanish
- 10.3 Pedagogical interventions on the PT hierarchy: The Teachability Hypothesis
- 10.4 Aim and Research Questions
- 10.5 Study 1
- 10.5.1 Method
- 10.5.2 Results
- 10.6 Study 2
- 10.6.1 Method
- 10.6.2 Results
- 10.7 Discussion
- 10.8 Conclusion
- References
- Appendix A
- Appendix B: Implicational Scaling for Study 2
- Implications of the Developmental Stages of Language Acquisition for Classroom Teaching
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 The Role of Instruction in China
- 11.3 Methodology
- 11.3.1 Participants and Setting
- 11.3.2 ESL stages
- 11.3.3 Design
- 11.3.3.1 Pre-test
- 11.3.3.2 Instructional Period
- 11.3.3.3 Post-test
- 11.4 Results
- 11.4.1 Pre-test
- 11.4.2 Post-test
- 11.5 Discussion
- 11.6 Conclusion
- References
- Appendix
- Response Paper
- References
- Index
