First Language Attrition
Interdisciplinary perspectives on methodological issues
1st Edition
Published on 26. August 2004
X, 378 pages
978-90-272-9527-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Interdisciplinary perspectives on methodological issues
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- 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
- Acknowledgment
- Notes
- References
- Part I. Theoretical models and methodological aspects
- L2 influence and L1 attrition in adult bilingualism
- Introduction
- 1. Borrowing
- 2. Restructuring
- 3. Convergence
- 4. Shift
- 5. Attrition
- References
- A sociocultural approach to language attrition
- Introduction
- 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
- Notes
- References
- Perceived language dominance and language preference for emotional speech
- Introduction
- 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
- 4. Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- Notes
- References
- The role of grammaticality judgments in investigating first language attrition
- Introduction
- 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
- References
- Part II. Attrition in progress - observations and descriptions
- Issues in finding the appropriate methodology in language attrition research
- Introduction
- 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
- Note
- References
- Language contact and attrition
- Introduction
- 1. Methodology
- 2. Codeswitchings (CS)
- 2.1. CS without L1 Attrition
- 2.2. CS with L1 attrition
- 3. Lexicon
- 4. Syntax
- 5. Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 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
- References
- In search of the lost language
- Introduction
- Part I: The first behavioural tests and the fMRI study
- Part II: The new behavioural tests
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix
- Part III. How the study of attrition can contribute to the understanding of language
- Attrition in L1 competence
- Introduction
- 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
- 5. Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Methodological aspects of a generative-based attrition study
- Introduction
- 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
- References
- Convergent outcomes in L2 acquisition and L1 loss
- Introduction
- 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
- Notes
- References
- Appendix
- A modest proposal
- Introduction
- 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
- 7. Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- Notes
- References
- No more reductions!
- Introduction
- 1. Theoretical framework
- 2. Subjects and data
- 2.1. Subjects
- 2.2. Language policy at home
- 2.3. Data collection
- 3. Analysis
- 4. Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Language attrition research
- Introduction
- References
- A new blueprint for language attrition research
- Introduction
- 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
- Notes
- References
- Author index
- Subject index
- The series Studies in Bilingualism
