Editor: Monika S. Schmid, Free University Amsterdam
Editor: Barbara Köpke, University of Toulouse - Le Mirail
Editor: Merel Keijzer, Free University Amsterdam
Editor: Lina Weilemar, Free University Amsterdam
Hardback: ISBN: 1588115496 Pages: x, 378 pp. Price: U.S. $ 132.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9027241392 Pages: x, 378 pp. Price: Europe EURO 110.00
Abstract:
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.
Table of contents
Acknowledgment vii
Language attrition: The next phase
Barbara Köpke and Monika S. Schmid 1
Part I. Theoretical models and methodological aspects
L2 influence and L1 attrition in adult bilingualism
Aneta Pavlenko 47
A sociocultural approach for language attrition
Antonio F. Jiménez Jiménez 61
Perceived language dominance and language preference for emotional speech:
The implications for attrition research
Jean-Marc Dewaele 81
The role of grammaticality judgments in investigating first language
attrition: A cross-disciplinary perspective
Evelyn P. Altenberg and Robert M. Vago 105
Part II. Attrition in progress: observations and descriptions
Issues in finding the appropriate methodology in language attrition research
Kutlay Yagmur 133
Language contact and attrition: The spoken French of Israeli Francophones
Miriam Ben-Rafael 165
Is there a natural process of decay? A longitudinal study of language
attrition
Matthias Hutz 189
In search of the lost language: The case of adopted Koreans in France
Valérie A.G. Ventureyra and Christophe Pallier 207
Part III. How the study of attrition can contribute to the understanding of
language
Attrition in L1 competence: The case of Turkish
Ayse Gürel 225
Methodological aspects of a generative-based attrition study
Bede McCormack 243
Convergent outcomes in L2 acquisition and L1 loss
Silvina A. Montrul 259
A modest proposal: Explaining language attrition in the context of contact
linguistics
Steven Gross 281
No more reductions! - To the problem of evaluation of language attrition data
Elena Schmitt 299
Language attrition research: An annotated bibliography
Monika S. Schmid 317
A new blueprint for language attrition research
Monika S. Schmid 349
Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
Subject Language(s): French (Language Code: FRN)
Turkish (Language Code: TRK)
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