Ebook: The Dynamic Interlanguage: Empirical Studies in Second Language Variation

Recent work in applied linguistics has expanded our understanding of the rule­ governed nature of language. The concept of an idealized speaker -hearer whose linguistic competence is abstract and separate from reality has been enriched by the notion of an actual interlocutor who possesses communicative compe­ tence, a knowledge of language which accounts for its use in real-world con­ texts. Areas of variation previously relegated to idiosyncratic differences in performance have been found to be dynamic yet consistent and lend themselves to study and systematic description. Because language acquisition involves the development of communicative competence, by its very nature it incorporates variation and systematicity. Sec­ ond-language acquisition is similarly variable, since interlanguage is subject to the same universal and language-specific conventions. In addition, aspects of the second language have been found to be unevenly acquired and are differ­ entially reflected in particular contexts or settings. Yet, despite our expanding knowledge, this variability is only beginning to be treated in much of the sec­ ond-language acquisition literature. This volume presents the work of some researchers and methodologists who have taken on the challenge of including variation in their research designs and pedagogical recommendations. Variation is shown to be relevant to lin­ guistic, social, and psychological aspects of language. It is apparent in the registers and dialects of the target language and in the inter language of learners.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
On Chameleons and Monitors....Pages 3-15
A Cognitive View on Interlanguage Variability....Pages 17-31
Does the Bioprogram Affect Second-Language Acquisition?....Pages 33-47
Assessing an Interaction-Based Paradigm....Pages 49-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Incorporated Repairs in Nonnative Discourse....Pages 71-86
Interlinguistic Variation and Similarity in Foreigner Talk....Pages 87-100
The Effect of Cultural Empathy on Second-Language Phonological Production....Pages 101-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Variation and Convergence in Nonnative Institutionalized Englishes....Pages 117-136
Different Paths to Writing Proficiency in a Second Language?....Pages 137-153
Variation and Transfer in English Creole—Standard English Language Learning....Pages 155-173
Dialect Variation and Second-Language Intelligibility....Pages 175-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Systematic Variability in Second-Language Tense Marking....Pages 187-197
Sociolinguistic Variation in Face-Threatening Speech Acts....Pages 199-218
The Social Dynamics of Native and Nonnative Variation in Complimenting Behavior....Pages 219-236
That Reminds Me of a Story....Pages 237-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Classroom Foreign Language Learning and Language Variation....Pages 261-277
Discourse Conditioned Tense Variation....Pages 279-296
The Colloquial Preterit....Pages 297-315
Back Matter....Pages 317-323

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
On Chameleons and Monitors....Pages 3-15
A Cognitive View on Interlanguage Variability....Pages 17-31
Does the Bioprogram Affect Second-Language Acquisition?....Pages 33-47
Assessing an Interaction-Based Paradigm....Pages 49-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Incorporated Repairs in Nonnative Discourse....Pages 71-86
Interlinguistic Variation and Similarity in Foreigner Talk....Pages 87-100
The Effect of Cultural Empathy on Second-Language Phonological Production....Pages 101-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Variation and Convergence in Nonnative Institutionalized Englishes....Pages 117-136
Different Paths to Writing Proficiency in a Second Language?....Pages 137-153
Variation and Transfer in English Creole—Standard English Language Learning....Pages 155-173
Dialect Variation and Second-Language Intelligibility....Pages 175-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Systematic Variability in Second-Language Tense Marking....Pages 187-197
Sociolinguistic Variation in Face-Threatening Speech Acts....Pages 199-218
The Social Dynamics of Native and Nonnative Variation in Complimenting Behavior....Pages 219-236
That Reminds Me of a Story....Pages 237-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Classroom Foreign Language Learning and Language Variation....Pages 261-277
Discourse Conditioned Tense Variation....Pages 279-296
The Colloquial Preterit....Pages 297-315
Back Matter....Pages 317-323
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