Second language acquisition and attrition

Monika S. Schmid (1) , Barbara Köpke (2)

1 Department of Language and Linguistics
2 Octogone - Octogone Unité de Recherche Interdisciplinaire

This issue consists of a collection of papers that focus on structural/grammatical aspects of the process of first language attrition. It presents an overview of current research, methodological issues and important questions regarding first language attrition. In particular, it addresses the two most prominent issues in current L1 attrition research: Can attrition effects impact on features of core syntax, or are they limited to interface phenomena?, and: What is the roleof age at onset (pre-/post-puberty) in this regard?

Mots clés: bilingualism; second language acquisition; attrition; psycholinguistics; linguistic structures

Domaines: Linguistique

Monika S. Schmid, Barbara Köpke. Second language acquisition and attrition. Langage, Interaction et Acquisition / Language, Interaction and Acquisition , 2011, 2 (2), pp.185-196. ⟨10.1075/lia.2.2.01sch⟩. ⟨hal-00923125⟩