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<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Forwarded from Linguist-List,<BR><BR>First Language Attrition: Interdisciplinary perspectives on<BR>methodological issues<BR><BR>Studies in Bilingualism 28, 2004<BR>John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Editor: Monika S. Schmid, Free University Amsterdam<BR>Editor: Barbara Koepke, University of Toulouse - Le Mirail<BR>Editor: Merel Keijzer, Free University Amsterdam<BR>Editor: Lina Weilemar, Free University Amsterdam<BR><BR><BR><BR>Abstract:<BR><BR>This volume provides a state-of-the-art treatment of research on language<BR>attrition, the non-pathological loss of a language through lack of<BR>exposure. It combines a review of past and present research with in-depth<BR>treatments of specific theoretical and methodological issues and reports<BR>on<BR>individual studies. Special prominence is given to the identification of<BR>problematic areas in attrition !
research,
with a view to pointing out<BR>possible solutions. The book specifically addresses itself to those who<BR>wish to acquaint themselves with the research area of language attrition,<BR>providing them with both a thorough overview of the field and a basis on<BR>which to build their own research. The combination of experience and an<BR>innovative outlook present in this collection, however, make it a<BR>valuable<BR>source for those familiar with attrition as well. Especially useful to<BR>both<BR>beginners and veterans is the extensive annotated bibliography.<BR><BR><BR>Table of contents<BR><BR>Acknowledgment vii<BR><BR>Language attrition: The next phase<BR>Barbara Kpke and Monika S. Schmid 1<BR><BR>Part I. Theoretical models and methodological aspects<BR><BR>L2 influence and L1 attrition in adult bilingualism<BR>Aneta Pavlenko 47<BR><BR>A sociocultural approach for language attrition<BR>Antonio F. Jimnez Jimnez 61<BR><BR>Perceived language dominance and language preference for
emotional<BR>speech:<BR>The implications for attrition research<BR>Jean-Marc Dewaele 81<BR><BR>The role of grammaticality judgments in investigating first language<BR>attrition: A cross-disciplinary perspective<BR>Evelyn P. Altenberg and Robert M. Vago 105<BR><BR>Part II. Attrition in progress: observations and descriptions<BR><BR>Issues in finding the appropriate methodology in language attrition<BR>research<BR>Kutlay Yagmur 133<BR><BR>Language contact and attrition: The spoken French of Israeli Francophones<BR>Miriam Ben-Rafael 165<BR><BR>Is there a natural process of decay? A longitudinal study of language<BR>attrition<BR>Matthias Hutz 189<BR><BR>In search of the lost language: The case of adopted Koreans in France<BR>Valrie A.G. Ventureyra and Christophe Pallier 207<BR><BR>Part III. How the study of attrition can contribute to the understanding<BR>of<BR>language<BR><BR>Attrition in L1 competence: The case of Turkish<BR>Ayse Grel 225<BR><BR>Methodological aspects of a
generative-based attrition study<BR>Bede McCormack 243<BR><BR>Convergent outcomes in L2 acquisition and L1 loss<BR>Silvina A. Montrul 259<BR><BR>A modest proposal: Explaining language attrition in the context of<BR>contact<BR>linguistics<BR>Steven Gross 281<BR><BR>No more reductions! - To the problem of evaluation of language attrition<BR>data<BR>Elena Schmitt 299<BR><BR>Language attrition research: An annotated bibliography<BR>Monika S. Schmid 317<BR><BR>A new blueprint for language attrition research<BR>Monika S. Schmid 349<BR><BR>Hardback: ISBN: 1588115496 Pages: x, 378 pp. Price: U.S. $ 132.00<BR>Hardback: ISBN: 9027241392 Pages: x, 378 pp. Price: Europe EURO 110.00<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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