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First Language Attrition
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This volume consists of a collection of papers that focus on structural/grammatical aspects of the process of first language attrition. It presents an overview of current research, methodological issues and important questions regarding first language attrition. In particular, it addresses the two most prominent issues in current L1 attrition research: Can attrition effects impact on features of core syntax, or are they limited to interface phenomena?, and; What is the role of age at onset (pre-/post-puberty) in this regard?
By investigating attrition in a variety of settings, from a case study of a Spanish-speaking adoptee in the US to an empirical investigation of more than 50 long-term attriters of Turkish in the Netherlands, the investigations presented take a new perspective on these issues.
Originally published in Language, Interaction and Acquisition - Langage, Interaction et Acquisition 2:2 (2011).
By investigating attrition in a variety of settings, from a case study of a Spanish-speaking adoptee in the US to an empirical investigation of more than 50 long-term attriters of Turkish in the Netherlands, the investigations presented take a new perspective on these issues.
Originally published in Language, Interaction and Acquisition - Langage, Interaction et Acquisition 2:2 (2011).
[Benjamins Current Topics, 48] 2013. v, 159 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 29 April 2013
Published online on 29 April 2013
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- Articles
- Second language acquisition and attritionMonika S. Schmid and Barbara Köpke | pp. 1–12
- Articles
- L’attrition de la première langue en tant que phénomène psycholinguistiqueBarbara Köpke and Monika S. Schmid | pp. 13–36
- Restructuring in the L1 Turkish grammar: Effects of L2 English and L2 DutchAyşe Gürel and Gülsen Yılmaz | pp. 37–66
- Complex embeddings in free speech production among late Turkish-Dutch bilingualsGülsen Yılmaz | pp. 67–90
- First language retention and attrition in an adult Guatemalan adopteeSilvina Montrul | pp. 91–126
- Optionality in bilingual native grammarsSilvia Perpiñán | pp. 127–156
- Index | pp. 157–159
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