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Chapter 13. Cognitive foundations of crosslinguistic influence

  • Scott Jarvis , Michelle O’Malley , Linye Jing , Jing Zhang , Jessica Hill , Curtis Chan and Nadezhda Sevostyanova
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Innovative Research and Practices in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism
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Abstract

Most previous research on crosslinguistic influence (CLI) has focused on the linguistic consequences of CLI, but researchers have also begun to investigate the cognitive processes through which it occurs. This chapter is a state-of-the-art review of empirical research that has examined the cognitive and conceptual factors that account for performance differences between individuals who differ in terms of the specific combinations of languages they know. The chapter is divided into three main sections. The first deals with the cognitive consequences of acquiring languages beyond the first, the second with the relationship between crosslinguistic similarity, executive control, and memory, and the final section deals with how the conceptual structures acquired through one language can affect a person’s use of another language.

Abstract

Most previous research on crosslinguistic influence (CLI) has focused on the linguistic consequences of CLI, but researchers have also begun to investigate the cognitive processes through which it occurs. This chapter is a state-of-the-art review of empirical research that has examined the cognitive and conceptual factors that account for performance differences between individuals who differ in terms of the specific combinations of languages they know. The chapter is divided into three main sections. The first deals with the cognitive consequences of acquiring languages beyond the first, the second with the relationship between crosslinguistic similarity, executive control, and memory, and the final section deals with how the conceptual structures acquired through one language can affect a person’s use of another language.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Part I. Linguistic perspectives and implications for L2 pedagogy
  6. Chapter 1. Mental representation and skill in instructed SLA 3
  7. Chapter 2. Input and output in SLA 23
  8. Chapter 3. Interaction and the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy 43
  9. Chapter 4. Generative approaches and the competing systems hypothesis 63
  10. Chapter 5. Why theory and research are important for the practice of teaching 85
  11. Chapter 6. Input-based incremental vocabulary instruction for the L2 classroom 107
  12. Chapter 7. Experimentalized CALL for adult second language learners 139
  13. Chapter 8. Accounting for variability in L2 data 165
  14. Chapter 9. The development of tense and aspect morphology in child and adult heritage speakers 193
  15. Part II. Cognitive perspectives and implications for L2 pedagogy
  16. Chapter 10. Control and representation in bilingualism 223
  17. Chapter 11. Language selection, control, and conceptual-lexical development in bilinguals and multilinguals 241
  18. Chapter 12. Lexical access in bilinguals and second language learners 267
  19. Chapter 13. Cognitive foundations of crosslinguistic influence 287
  20. Part III. Concluding remarks
  21. Chapter 14. Ideas for the practice of instructed SLA and their rationale 311
  22. About the editor 329
  23. About the contributors 331
  24. Index 333
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.38.17jar

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Part I. Linguistic perspectives and implications for L2 pedagogy
  6. Chapter 1. Mental representation and skill in instructed SLA 3
  7. Chapter 2. Input and output in SLA 23
  8. Chapter 3. Interaction and the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy 43
  9. Chapter 4. Generative approaches and the competing systems hypothesis 63
  10. Chapter 5. Why theory and research are important for the practice of teaching 85
  11. Chapter 6. Input-based incremental vocabulary instruction for the L2 classroom 107
  12. Chapter 7. Experimentalized CALL for adult second language learners 139
  13. Chapter 8. Accounting for variability in L2 data 165
  14. Chapter 9. The development of tense and aspect morphology in child and adult heritage speakers 193
  15. Part II. Cognitive perspectives and implications for L2 pedagogy
  16. Chapter 10. Control and representation in bilingualism 223
  17. Chapter 11. Language selection, control, and conceptual-lexical development in bilinguals and multilinguals 241
  18. Chapter 12. Lexical access in bilinguals and second language learners 267
  19. Chapter 13. Cognitive foundations of crosslinguistic influence 287
  20. Part III. Concluding remarks
  21. Chapter 14. Ideas for the practice of instructed SLA and their rationale 311
  22. About the editor 329
  23. About the contributors 331
  24. Index 333
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