A work that reveals the profound links between the evolution, acquisition, and processing of
language, and proposes a new integrative framework for the language sciences. Language …

In bilinguals and second language learners, the native (L1) and nonnative (L2) languages
coexist and interact. The L1 influences L2 production via forward transfer, as is seen with …

This review aims at clarifying the concept of first language attrition by tracing its limits,
identifying its phenomenological and contextual constraints, discussing controversies …

Research on second language acquisition and bilingual development strongly suggests that
when a previously monolingual speaker becomes multilingual, the different languages do …

Despite abundant evidence of malleability in speech production, previous studies of the
effects of late second-language learning on first-language speech production have been …

This study investigates constraints on ultimate attainment in second language (L2)
pronunciation in a direct comparison of perceived foreign accent of 40 late L2 learners and …

This volume is the first handbook dedicated to language attrition, the study of how a
speaker's language may be affected by crosslinguistic interference and non-use. The effects …

Previous findings on adult second-language (L2) learners showed systematic phonetic
changes in their production of the native language (L1) starting in the first weeks of L2 …

According to Flege׳ s Speech Learning Model, the speech sounds of a bilingual׳ s
languages are contained in one common phonological space. This predicts bidirectional …

The finding that speakers of aspect languages encode event endpoints to a lesser extent
than do speakers of non-aspect languages has led to the hypothesis that there is a …