28.3328, Confs: Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics/UK

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Subject: 28.3328, Confs: Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics/UK

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Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 09:57:17
From: Christy Brewster [christy.brewster at ed.ac.uk]
Subject: The Selectivity of Native Language Attrition

 
The Selectivity of Native Language Attrition 
Short Title: SiLA 

Date: 13-Oct-2017 - 14-Oct-2017 
Location: University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom 
Contact: Roumyana Slabakova 
Contact Email: R.Slabakova at soton.ac.uk 
Meeting URL: http://www.bilingualism-matters.ppls.ed.ac.uk/workshop-selectivity-native-language-attrition/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics 

Meeting Description: 

Very broadly, language attrition can be defined as changes in a speaker’s
native  language (L1) as a result of increased use of another language (L2).
Among the most intriguing questions in research on bilingualism is the
selectivity of L1 attrition in first-generation speakers. What exactly changes
in the L1?  Why are some linguistic properties more vulnerable than others to
change under conditions of diminished exposure and use? Are these the same
properties that are variable in heritage speakers, who may have experienced
language attrition at an earlier age? An understanding of the relationship
between L1 attrition and L2 acquisition in late bilinguals can advance our
understanding of language and cognition in multilingualism. 

This is part of the ESRC-funded Seminar Series on Language Attrition
(ES/M001776/1). 

Confirmed Invited Speakers: 

- Kinsey Bice (Penn State University) 
- Laura Dominguez (University of Southampton)
- Janet Grijzenhout (Universität Konstanz)

Organizing Committee:

Antonella Sorace (University of Edinburgh, Bilingualism Matters)
Roumyana Slabakova (University of Southampton)

Registration for SiLA is now open via the University of Edinburgh ePay system
(http://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/conferences-events/college-of-humanities-and-social-
science/school-of-philosophy-psychology-and-language-sciences/the-selectivity-
of-native-language-attrition-sila-workshop).

Standard rate: £100.00  Student rate: £50.00

Registration includes lunch and refreshment breaks on both days. Dinner is
optional and not included in registration price. Please indicate if you plan
to attend the dinner when registering, and further booking details will be
sent by email in the coming weeks.

For more information, visit
http://www.bilingualism-matters.ppls.ed.ac.uk/workshop-selectivity-native-lang
uage-attrition/ .
 

Program: 

http://www.bilingualism-matters.ppls.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-s
electivity-of-native-language-attrition-Program070817.pdf





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