Introduction to Language Attrition - Linguistic, Social, and Cognitive Perspectives

This introductory text brings together diverse perspectives and research streams on language attrition - forgetting or loss of language proficiency that can take place in one's first or additional language, for different reasons, and at different life stages.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Sociolinguistic factors
3. Cognitive factors
4. Lexical attrition
5. Grammatical attrition
6. Toward a unified approach
7. Taking stock
8. Epilogue
References
Index

About the author

Michael T. Putnam is Professor of German and Linguistics at Penn State University and currently serves as the Director of the Linguistics Program.
David Natvig is Associate Professor of Nordic Linguistics at the University of Stavanger.

Product details

• Authors: David Natvig, Michael T. Natvig Putnam, Putnam Michael T.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 29.05.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781032004983
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200498-3
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Education, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Child & developmental psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Language acquisition, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Historical and comparative linguistics, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy