| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 219 pages) |
| Contents |
Investigating second language attrition : an introduction / Lynne Hansen and Anita Reetz-Kurashige -- Japanese returnees' retention of English-speaking skills : changes in verb usage over time / Anita Reetz-Kurashige -- The first stage of second language attrition : a case study of a Japanese returnee / Machiko Tomiyama -- On the loss of English as a second language by Japanese returnee children / Asako Yoshitomi -- Lexical maintenance and attrition in Japanese as a second language / Robert A. Russell -- Not a total loss : the attrition of Japanese negation over three decades / Lynne Hansen -- Testing the regression hypothesis : the remains of the Japanese negation system in Micronesia / Brenda Hayashi -- Learning and losing Japanese as a second language : a multiple case study of American university students / Sumiko Nagasawa |
| Summary |
This volume introduces the study of language attrition - the forgetting of language. The contributors focus on contexts of loss where Japanese is either the attriting language, or the replacing language. This book offers theoretical and practical insights for those interested in language change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language attrition -- Japan
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Linguistic change.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Japanese.
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Language attrition
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Linguistic change
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Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hansen, Lynne, 1940-
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| ISBN |
1602563071 |
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9781602563070 |
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9780195352641 |
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0195352645 |
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1280470925 |
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9781280470929 |
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