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Current Perspectives on Generative SLA - Processing, Influence, and Interfaces
Selected proceedings of the 16th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference
This volume comprises studies and keynote addresses presented at the 16th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference hosted by The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, in Trondheim in 2022. The selection of cutting-edge studies presented covers a wide array of topics within generative linguistics, including the acquisition of grammatical features, challenges of functional morphology, the impact of the native language on subsequently acquired languages, and interfaces between linguistic domains. Other chapters address how non-native language processing differs from native processing, while the volume also highlights internal and external factors affecting bi- and multilingual development and points to important avenues for further generative research on second language acquisition.
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 70] 2024. vii, 402 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 9 October 2024
Published online on 9 October 2024
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements | pp. vii–viii
- IntroductionAnne Dahl, Marta Velnić and Kjersti Faldet Listhaug | pp. 1–8
- Section A. (Null) subjects and anaphora resolution
- Chapter 1. What the acquisition of Japanese vs. Chinese contributes to generative approaches to SLA: Null subjects and long-distance anaphors revisitedMakiko Hirakawa | pp. 10–36
- Chapter 2. Extending the Decreased Activation HypothesisElisa Di Domenico, Diletta Comunello and Ioli Baroncini | pp. 37–62
- Chapter 3. Complements and adjuncts of one in L2 English noun dropJoyce Bruhn de Garavito | pp. 63–86
- Section B. The nominal domain: Plurality
- Chapter 4. Second language acquisition of English plurals by Chinese learnersYi Liu and Kook-Hee Gil | pp. 88–110
- Chapter 5. Revisiting plurality in SLA: Evidence from comprehension and productionTania Ionin, Amy Yuiko Atiles, Sea Hee Choi, Chae Eun Lee and Mien-Jen Wu | pp. 111–133
- Chapter 6. L2 acquisition of English flexible count and flexible mass nouns by L1-Japanese and L1-Spanish speakersNeal Snape, Mari Umeda and Hironobu Hosoi | pp. 134–169
- Section C. Sensitivity in L2 processing & ambiguity resolution
- Chapter 7. Structural change and ambiguity resolution in L2 learners of EnglishShaohua Fang | pp. 172–196
- Chapter 8. Offline L2-English relative clause attachment preferences: The effects of L1-Japanese and L2 proficiencyAmy Yuiko Atiles | pp. 197–219
- Chapter 9. Sensitivity to silently structured interveners: Sluicing interpretation in L2 learnersAtsushi Miura | pp. 220–237
- Chapter 10. Sensitivity to event structure in passives supports deep processing in L1 and L2Katrina Geraghty, Nino Grillo and Shayne Sloggett | pp. 238–261
- Section D. Forms and representations at the interfaces
- Chapter 11. “And yet it moves”: Finding a place for phonology in the GenSLA cosmosJohn Archibald | pp. 264–289
- Chapter 12. There isn’t a problem with indefinites in existential constructions in L2-EnglishTania Ionin and Chung-yu Chen | pp. 290–313
- Section E. Factors in bi- and multilingual development
- Chapter 13. UG-as-Guide in selection and reassembly of an uninterpretable feature in L2 acquisition of wh-questions: Evidence from islands and scopeTakayuki Kimura and Shigenori Wakabayashi | pp. 316–348
- Chapter 14. The narrative skills of Russian-Cypriot Greek children: Macro- and micro-structure, disfluencies and grammaticality analysisSviatlana Karpava | pp. 349–373
- Chapter 15. Multilingualism, linguistic diversity, and English in India: Effects on underprivileged children’s linguistic and cognitive developmentIanthi Maria Tsimpli and Anusha Balasubramanian | pp. 374–400
- Index | pp. 401–402
“Current Perspectives on Generative SLA — Processing, Influence, and Interface serves as a substantial contribution to the field of SLA, particularly within generative approaches. By presenting empirical evidence on the complexities of languag learning, the volume effectively underscores the diversity of factors that shape SLA, from linguistic typology and cognitive processing to sociocultural contexts. This volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers in generative SLA, cognitive linguistics, and multilingual education, offering insights into both the challenges and possibilities of language acquisition in a multilingual world.”
Lei Yang, Madina Dukenbayeva, and Sifang Zheng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, in Journal of Second Language Studies 8:1 (2025).