Conny Opitz
List of John Benjamins publications in which Conny Opitz is involved.
Articles
2017 Chapter 8. Language destabilization and (re-)learning from a Complexity Theory perspective: Timescales and patterns across four studies Complexity Theory and Language Development: In celebration of Diane Larsen-Freeman, Ortega, Lourdes and ZhaoHong Han (eds.), pp. 163–190 | Chapter
The growing interest in Complexity Theory (CT) within second language acquisition has refocused our attention on development and change, as exemplified by the non-linear processes of language destabilization and (re-)learning in multilingual systems. It is clear that this theoretical perspective… read more
2010 L1 attrition and L2 acquisition: Global language proficiency and language dominance in adult bilinguals EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 10 (2010), Roberts, Leah, Martin Howard, Muiris Ó Laoire and David Singleton (eds.), pp. 248–281 | Article
L1 attrition is increasingly being studied as a feature of bilingualism, taking into account the parallel process of L2 language acquisition in a migrant situation. Such situations may foster L1 attrition as a result of insufficient L1 input and competition or interaction with the language of the… read more