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Electrophysiological approaches to L1 attrition
In: The Oxford handbook of language attrition (Oxford, 2019), p. 146-165
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When the Second Language Takes the Lead: Neurocognitive Processing Changes in the First Language of Adult Attriters
Kasparian, Kristina; Steinhauer, Karsten. - : Frontiers Media S.A., 2017
Abstract: Although research on multilingualism has revealed continued neuroplasticity for language-learning beyond what was previously expected, it remains controversial whether and to what extent a second language (L2) acquired in adulthood may induce changes in the neurocognitive processing of a first language (L1). First language (L1) attrition in adulthood offers new insight on neuroplasticity and the factors that modulate neurocognitive responses to language. To date, investigations of the neurocognitive correlates of L1 attrition and of factors influencing these mechanisms are still scarce. Moreover, most event-related-potential (ERP) studies of second language processing have focused on L1 influence on the L2, while cross-linguistic influence in the reverse direction has been underexplored. Using ERPs, we examined the real-time processing of Italian relative-clauses in 24 Italian-English adult migrants with predominant use of English since immigration and reporting attrition of their native-Italian (Attriters), compared to 30 non-attriting monolinguals in Italy (Controls). Our results showed that Attriters differed from Controls in their acceptability judgment ratings and ERP responses when relative clause constructions were ungrammatical in English, though grammatical in Italian. Controls’ ERP responses to unpreferred sentence constructions were consistent with garden path effects typically observed in the literature for these complex sentences. In contrast, due to L2-English influence, Attriters were less sensitive to semantic cues than to word-order preferences, and processed permissible Italian sentences as outright morphosyntactic violations. Key factors modulating processing differences within Attriters were the degree of maintained L1 exposure, length of residence in the L2 environment and L2 proficiency – with higher levels of L2 immersion and proficiency associated with increased L2 influence on the L1. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration that high levels of L2 proficiency and exposure may render a grammatical sentence in one’s native language ungrammatical. These group differences strongly point to distinct processing strategies and provide evidence that even a “stabilized” L1 grammar is subject to change after a prolonged period of L2 immersion and reduced L1 use, especially in linguistic areas promoting cross-linguistic influence.
Keyword: Psychology
URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00389
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5371681/
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First Language Attrition Induces Changes in Online Morphosyntactic Processing and Re‐Analysis: An ERP Study of Number Agreement in Complex Italian Sentences
Kasparian, Kristina; Vespignani, Francesco; Steinhauer, Karsten. - : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016
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Hemispheric differences in figurative language processing: contributions of neuroimaging methods and challenges in reconciling current empirical findings
In: Journal of neurolinguistics. - Orlando, Fla. : Elsevier 26 (2013) 1, 1-21
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Acquisition of complement clitics and tense morphology in internationally adopted children acquiring French
In: Bilingualism. - Cambridge : Univ. Press 15 (2012) 2, 304-319
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The production of pronouns in Dutch children with developmental language disorders: a comparison between children with SLI, hearing impairment, and Down's syndrome
In: Clinical linguistics & phonetics. - London : Informa Healthcare 23 (2009) 9, 631-646
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