Processability theory : explaining developmental sequences

Håkansson, Gisela (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,Allmän språkvetenskap,Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik,Sektion 6,Språk- och litteraturcentrum,Institutioner,Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna,General Linguistics,Division of Linguistics and Cognitive Semiotics,Section 6,Centre for Languages and Literature,Departments,Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology

Garcia Mayo, Maria del Pilar (editor)

Gutierrez Mangado, Maria Junkal (editor)

Martinez Adrian, Maria (editor)

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2013-02-01
2013
English.
In: Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition. - Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company. - 1875-1113. - 9789027205254 - 9789027205285 - 9789027272225 ; 9, s. 111-128

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Abstract Subject headings

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.

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