Book contents
- The Adaptive Bilingual Mind
- The Adaptive Bilingual Mind
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction and Methods
- 1 Theoretical Background
- 2 Methods: Disentangling Language Contact, Bilingualism, and Attrition
- 3 The Structure of This Book
- Part I Do Bilinguals Maintain Language-Specific Conceptualizations?
- Part II Are Bilinguals Confronted with High Cognitive Costs?
- Part III Conclusions
- Glossary
- Appendix Research Participant Consent Form
- References
- Index
2 - Methods: Disentangling Language Contact, Bilingualism, and Attrition
from Introduction and Methods
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 April 2021
Book contents
- The Adaptive Bilingual Mind
- The Adaptive Bilingual Mind
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction and Methods
- 1 Theoretical Background
- 2 Methods: Disentangling Language Contact, Bilingualism, and Attrition
- 3 The Structure of This Book
- Part I Do Bilinguals Maintain Language-Specific Conceptualizations?
- Part II Are Bilinguals Confronted with High Cognitive Costs?
- Part III Conclusions
- Glossary
- Appendix Research Participant Consent Form
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter offers a methodological discussion that aims to disentangle language contact, bilingualism, and first language (L1) attrition effects in endangered languages. Indeed, when working with bilingual speakers of an endangered language, there is always the question of whether the data reflect well-established language contact phenomena, result from ongoing processes at the level of the bilingual speaker, or reflect L1 attrition. To explore these different levels, I suggest a three-step methodology
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- The Adaptive Bilingual MindInsights from Endangered Languages, pp. 23 - 41Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021