Processability theory : explaining developmental sequences
(2013) In AILA Applied Linguistics Series 9. p.111-128- Abstract
- This chapter presents a psycholinguistic account of the developmental sequences found in second language acquisition (SLA). Building on Levelt’s (1989) model of speech production, Processability Theory (PT: Pienemann 1998, 2005) proposes that the order in which morpho-syntactic structures are acquired will be controlled by the processing requirements of those structures. The cross- linguistic validity of PT will be illustrated by the analysis of learner data in
some typologically diverse languages. The findings show that the hierarchical sequence of processing procedures is similar across languages, if the emergence criterion is used, and also that the influence of any previously acquired language is constrained by the... (More) - This chapter presents a psycholinguistic account of the developmental sequences found in second language acquisition (SLA). Building on Levelt’s (1989) model of speech production, Processability Theory (PT: Pienemann 1998, 2005) proposes that the order in which morpho-syntactic structures are acquired will be controlled by the processing requirements of those structures. The cross- linguistic validity of PT will be illustrated by the analysis of learner data in
some typologically diverse languages. The findings show that the hierarchical sequence of processing procedures is similar across languages, if the emergence criterion is used, and also that the influence of any previously acquired language is constrained by the processability of the structures. The implications of these findings for SLA research and profiling will be discussed. (Less)
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- Håkansson, Gisela LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2013
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- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
- series title
- AILA Applied Linguistics Series
- editor
- Garcia Mayo, Maria del Pilar ; Gutierrez Mangado, Maria Junkal and Martinez Adrian, Maria
- volume
- 9
- pages
- 111 - 128
- publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 1875-1113
- ISBN
- 9789027272225
- 9789027205254
- 9789027205285
- DOI
- 10.1075/aals.9
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Linguistics and Phonetics (015010003)
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