Simplification, Transfer, and Relexification as Aspects of Pidginization and Early Second Language Acquisition1

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4862335
AutoresJohn H Schumann (University of California, Los Angeles, autor de correspondencia)
Año1982
Volumen32
Número2
Páginas337-366
Fecha de publicación1982-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLanguage Learning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-1770.1982.tb00976.x
OpenAlexW2042420287
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas7

Schumann (1978) argues that the simplification (i.e., general absence of inflectional morphology and grammatical transformations) found in the early stages of second language acquisition (SLA) reflects pidginization. Gilbert and Mack (1979) argue that the early stages of SLA are characterized by native language (NL) transfer and relexification but not by pidginization.Since there is no consensus among pidginists as to what constitutes pidginization (Washabaugh and Eckman 1980), it is impossible for researchers in SLA to rely on them for a definition of the process. Therefore SLA researchers must take an active role in the development of an accurate definition. In this paper I suggest that pidginization be seen as SLA under conditions of restricted input (Bickerton 1977) or restricted intake. Learners attempting to use a second language under such conditions will perform within the constraints of the general principle,Keep L2 output simple, and its corollary,Maintain your NL to whatever extent possible.From this perspective, the simplification reported by Schumann and the NL transfer and relexification reported by Gilbert and Mack are all proper characteristics of pidginization. The general principle accounts for simplification and the corollary accounts for NL transfer and relexification.In support of this view, evidence is presented from both longitudinal and cross-sectional studies of SLA by Spanish and Japanese learners of English

Cognitive science · Comprehension approach · Corollary · Epistemology · First language · Language acquisition · Language education · Language transfer · Linguistics · Perspective (graphical) · Process (computing) · Programming language · Pure mathematics · Second-language acquisition · Simple (philosophy) · Transfer (computing) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Second Language Learning and Teaching