Language attrition : theoretical perspectives /

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Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007.
Description:1 online resource (vi, 258 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Studies in bilingualism ; v. 33
Studies in bilingualism ; v. 33.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11161144
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Other authors / contributors:Köpke, Barbara.
ISBN:9789027292124
9027292124
1282152777
9781282152779
9786612152771
661215277X
9789027241443
9027241449
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Summary:The present study explores the value of the Stimulated Recall Protocol for investigations of first language attrition. On the basis of a study of Spanish heritage speakers in the United States it is argued that this method allows a more direct way of tapping into compensatory strategies which speakers apply in situations of communicative breakdown. Insights which speakers provide upon being confronted with their own narratives can provide evidence for changes in the process of regulation which are experienced by attriters, who, faced with the task of engaging in a communicative activity, are f.
Other form:Print version: Language attrition. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007