Selectivity in L2-induced L1 attrition: a psycholinguistic account

By Ayşe Gürel. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 2004

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Abstract This paper investigates the selective nature of second language (L2)-induced first language (L1) attrition in binding properties of overt and null pronouns in Turkish. Data are collected from native Turkish speakers who have been living in an L2 English environment for an extended period of time. The results reveal significant divergence from L1 norms in certain aspects of pronominal binding. Findings are discussed within the Activation Threshold Hypothesis.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics

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The syntax–discourse interface in near-native L2 acquisition: Off-line and on-line performance* (2009, background): “…found to present difficulty in different bilingual contexts, i.e. bilingual L1 acquisition (Müller and Hulk, 2001; Serratrice, Sorace and Paoli, 2003), L1 attrition (Gürel, 2004; Montrul, 2004; Tsimpli, Sorace, Heycock, Filiaci and Bouba, 2003) and adult L2 acquisition, which are summarized next.”
Subject and object expression in Spanish heritage speakers: A case of morphosyntactic convergence (2004, background): “…attrition, areas where syntax interfaces with other cognitive or extragrammatical areas, such as lexical-semantics, syntax-semantics and discourse-pragmatics, are less resilient (Silva-Corvalán, 1994; Lipski, 1996; Sorace, 2000; Montrul, 2002; Tsimpli et al. 2003, in press; Gürel 2004, in press).”
ONLINE PRONOUN RESOLUTION IN L2 DISCOURSE: L1 Influence and General Learner Effects (2008, background): “…been observed in studies on L1 attrition , with Greek , Italian , Spanish , and Turkish being affected by the nonnull subject language English ~ Gürel , 2003 , 2004 ; Kim & Montrul , 2003 ; Montrul , 2004 ; Sorace , 2000 ; Tsimpli , Sorace , Heycock , Filiaci , & Bouba , 2003 ! as well as in…”
L2 effects on L1 event conceptualization* (2010, background): “The second factor concerns L2 proficiency: the literature abounds with evidence of L2 effects on the L1 in situations of incomplete acquisition/attrition (e.g., Gürel, 2004; Kaufmann & Aronoff, 1991; Major, 1993; Pavlenko & Jarvis, 2002).”
Binding Interpretations of Anaphors by Korean Heritage Speakers (2009, methodology): “Gürel (2002, 2004) tested adult L1 Turkish speakers who resided in an English-speaking country for more than 10 years and found that there is cross-linguistic transfer in binding (Principle B) in the Turkish of these speakers due to contact with English.”
Knowledge of tense-aspect and mood in Spanish heritage speakers (2009, background): “Existing research on adult attrition shows that the most affected areas are lexical retrieval (Hulsen, 2000), phonetics values (Major, 1992), and some referential and discourse-related aspects of language (Gürel, 2004; Tsimpli, Sorace, Heycock, & Filiaci, 2004).”
The role of L1 use for L1 attrition (2007, background): “Interestingly, most specific applications of the ATH have investigated hypothesis b) (Gürel 2004; Köpke 2002; Schmitt forthc.).”