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Second Language Phonology as Redeployment of LI Phonological Knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

John Archibald
John Archibald*
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University of Calgary
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Abstract

This article presents research showing that second language (L2) learners do not have deficient representations and they are capable of acquiring structures that are absent from their first language (L1). The Redeployment Hypothesis—which claims that L2 phonologies include novel representations created via redeployment of L1 phonological components—is consistent with data from several domains, including acquisition of phonological features, syllable structure, moraic structure, and metrical structure. Moreover, it is shown that input prominence plays a role in L2 acquisition, and that language learners are sensitive to robust phonetic cues. Finally, studies done on interlingual homographs and homophones argue for non-selective access to the bilingual lexicon, suggesting that the language processing capacity is always engaged.

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Résumé

Cet article présente les résultats de recherches qui démontrent que les apprenants d’une deuxième langue (L2) n’ont pas des représentations déficientes et qu’ils peuvent acquérir des structures qui sont absentes dans leur première langue (Ll). L’hypothèse de redéploiement—qui veut que les phonologies L2 incluent des représentations nouvelles créées via le redéploiement des composants phonologiques de Ll—va de pair avec les données de plusieurs domaines, entre autres l’acquisition des traits phonologiques, de la structure syllabique, de la structure moraique et de la structure métrique. De plus, il est démontré que la saillance de l’input joue un rôle dans l’acquisition de L2, et que les apprenants de langues sont sensibles aux indices phonétiques robustes. Finalement, les études portant sur les homographes et homophones entre deux langues indiquent que l’accès au lexique bilingue est non-sélectif, suggérant que la capacité pour le traitement du langage est toujours engagé.

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Part III: Language and the Theory of Mind
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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 50 , Issue 1-4: Language know-how: Canadian Perspectives in Contemporary Linguistics/Le savoir-faire langagier: perspectives canadiennes en linguistique contemporaine , December 2005 , pp. 285 - 314
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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 2005

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