The relationship between synchronic and diachronic linguistic processes: a discussion of language acquisition and language contact

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dc.contributor.authorHracs, Lindsay
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-05T18:46:39Z
dc.date.available2018-11-05T18:46:39Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-05
dc.description.abstractThe present study investigates the relationship between synchronic processes in Second Language Acquisition and diachronic processes in Language Contact. The focus is on examining laryngeal contrasts in the L2 acquisition of English stops by native speakers of Dutch, and the hypothesized Romance/Germanic contact situation which is argued to have resulted in the Dutch laryngeal system. Using van Coetsem's (1988) framework, the investigation reveals that there are indeed similarities. Furthermore, a re-examination of the acquisition data (originally presented in Simon, 2009, 2011) shows that a more detailed account must be made to claim that there is a relationship between synchronic and diachronic processes. Moreover, I argue that for the Uniformitarian Principle to hold true, theories must make the same predictions regarding both language acquisition and language contact data.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHracs, L. (2018). The relationship between synchronic and diachronic linguistic processes: a discussion of language acquisition and language contact. In E. Abdollahnejad, D. Abu Amsha, K. Burkinshaw, A.D. Daniel, & B.C. Nelson (eds.), Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, 30, 47-64.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33249
dc.identifier.issn2371-2643
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108954
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCalgary Working Papers in Linguisticsen_US
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures & Culturesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.subjectlanguage contacten_US
dc.subjectsecond language acquisitionen_US
dc.subjectlaryngeal contrastsen_US
dc.subjectvoicingen_US
dc.subjectDutchen_US
dc.subjectEnglishen_US
dc.subjectUniformitarian Principleen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between synchronic and diachronic linguistic processes: a discussion of language acquisition and language contacten_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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