Stimulated recall methodology in language attrition research
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Antonio F. Jiménez Jiménez
Abstract
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 forced to retreat to previous stages in this developmental process.
Abstract
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 forced to retreat to previous stages in this developmental process.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgment vii
- Bilingualism and attrition 1
- Language attrition at the crossroads of brain, mind, and society 9
- Understanding attrition within a MOGUL framework 39
- Dynamic systems theory, lifespan development and language attrition 53
- The grammatical profile of L1 speakers on the stairs of potential language shift 69
- First language attrition from a minimalist perspective: Interface vulnerability and processing effects 83
- (Psycho)linguistic determinants of L1 attrition 99
- L1 attrition features predicted by a neurolinguistic theory of bilingualism 121
- The role of L1 use for L1 attrition 135
- Critical periods in language acquisition and language attrition 155
- A hidden language: Recovery of a 'lost' language is triggered by hypnosis 169
- Identity, immigration and first language attrition 189
- Language attrition and ideology: Two groups of immigrants in Israel 205
- Stimulated recall methodology in language attrition research 227
- Name index 249
- Subject index 255
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgment vii
- Bilingualism and attrition 1
- Language attrition at the crossroads of brain, mind, and society 9
- Understanding attrition within a MOGUL framework 39
- Dynamic systems theory, lifespan development and language attrition 53
- The grammatical profile of L1 speakers on the stairs of potential language shift 69
- First language attrition from a minimalist perspective: Interface vulnerability and processing effects 83
- (Psycho)linguistic determinants of L1 attrition 99
- L1 attrition features predicted by a neurolinguistic theory of bilingualism 121
- The role of L1 use for L1 attrition 135
- Critical periods in language acquisition and language attrition 155
- A hidden language: Recovery of a 'lost' language is triggered by hypnosis 169
- Identity, immigration and first language attrition 189
- Language attrition and ideology: Two groups of immigrants in Israel 205
- Stimulated recall methodology in language attrition research 227
- Name index 249
- Subject index 255
