Theoretical and methodological considerations for a robust evaluation of the Linguistic Proximity Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11655996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Cabrelli (0000-0002-7139-740X, University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author), Eloi Puig‐Mayenco (0000-0002-5622-8018, King's College London) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 465-471 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Second language Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-6583 • E-ISSN: 1477-0326 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0267658320943661 |
| OpenAlex | W3044333415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
When we think of the debates surrounding linguistic transfer in L3 acquisition, one of the most prominent discussions concerns whether transfer occurs in a wholesale fashion or whether it is property-by-property. One such model is the Linguistic Proximity Model (LPM, Mykhaylyk et al., 2015; Westergaard et al., 2017; Westergaard, 2021), which maintains that transfer is property-by-property, with what Westergaard refers to as Full Transfer Potential (FTP). Westergaard injects the notion of complexity at each stage of development and recognizes the need to determine how a range of variables drive outcomes across these different stages. With that said, there are a set of points in the proposal that we believe are short of explanatory logic and will benefit from further consideration; we focus on two here. The first regards the need to go beyond post-hoc explanations of non-facilitative transfer via a commitment to a testable, proposal for when the LPM predicts such transfer will occur. The second relates to the current trend of using existing data to support property-by-property versus wholesale transfer. We contend that this application of existing data is an unsound practice because these data are in fact compatible with multiple theoretical accounts
Epistemology · Focus (optics · Linguistics · Property (philosophy · Set (abstract data type · Transfer (computing · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Second Language Learning and Teaching
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |