The term was coined by the american linguist larry selinker. The construct of interlanguage was proposed by larry selinker in 1972 and stimulated the first research studies in the new field of second language acquisition sla. Updating the interlanguage hypothesis volume 3 issue 2 larry selinker, john t. An analysis of the verb system used by young learners of french. Interlanguage il refers to the linguistic system of learner language produced by adults when they attempt meaningful communication using a language they are in the process of learning. Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. In 1972, selinker introduced the concept of interlanguage, which built upon pit corders previous work on the nature of language learners errors. In the introduction selinker proposes to examine current il hypothesis by having a constant dialogue with its founding texts. The research was based on the analysis of a considerable corpus of written and oral discourse samples featuring russian errors in english made by russians and collected by the researcher during the years of teaching practice from 2000 to 2014. Updating the interlanguage hypothesis studies in second.
For example, german learners persist for some time in making erroneous choices between much and many despite the fact that german also makes a formal distinction between singular viel and plural viele. The significance of learners errors for english as a foreign language. Implications of interlanguage error analysis and research. In 1972, american linguistics larry selinker created the new word interlanguage which refers to the separateness of a second language learners second. The authors retain the multidisciplinary approach that presents research from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and education, in a format designed for use in an introductory course for undergraduate of graduate students. An analysis of written errors of turkish adult learners of english. Larry selinker an account of the development of research and thinking in the field of learner language.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Pdf interlanguage study of sla arnis silvia academia. Interlanguage theory is often credited to larry selinker, who coined the terms interlanguage and fossilization. What does it mean to say that interlanguages are both systematic and dynamic. Draws on wideranging research into contrastive analysis, bilingualism, theoretical linguistics and experimental psychology. Since then, the study of interlanguage and various aspects of. Interference error analysis in efl class publications. Thus, the model for error analysis includes three stages. Pdf this paper aims at finding the interlanguage errors made by the. Gass and selinker 1983 for a discussion, while the second has only recently begun to attract attention. Contrastive analysis, error analysis, interlanguage 1. An account of the development of research and thinking in the field of learner language. Mohammad hamad alkhresheh assistant professor of applied linguistics faculty of arts isra university abstract the role of first language l1. Larry selinker is professor emeritus of linguistics at the university of michigan, and former director of the universitys english language institute.
The forerunner of error analysis, corder 1987 also explains the significance of learners errors in. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Larry selinker proposed the theory of interlanguage in 1972, noting that in a given situation the utterances produced by the learner are different from those native speakers would produce had they attempted to convey the same meaning. In this article, we address the important issue of how we know what learners know based on evidence from second language l2 learners spontaneous speech samples gathered longitudinally. Language transfer and language universals susan gass. This is a brief overview of interlanguage for the reader to understand the main points.
Error analysis and interlanguage applied linguistics. In 1972, american linguistics larry selinker generated the new word. What phenomenon did larry selinker describe when he coined the term interlanguage. Selinkers interlanguage theory by erin tillman on prezi. Interlanguage and causes and measures of fossilization. He suggests that we read the early scholars to better understand how processes such as language transfer, fossilization, and universal processes function and interact with one another in the process of sla. Contrasting responses to french and spanish english speakers by native and nonnative recipients. Usha lakshmanan southern illinois university at carbondale and larry selinker birkbeck college, university of london in this article, we address the. Implication of il fossilization in second language acquisition.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Error analysis, interlanguage and second language acquisition volume 8 issue 4 s. Approaching the language of the second language learner. It seems reasonable to suggest, how ever, that the persistence of fossilized forms could weil indicate that the interlanguage of a speaker who displays this kind of regression is. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. However, contrastive analysis certainly cannot predict these developmental errors. Ppt interlanguage powerpoint presentation free to view. Fossilization stages of interlanguage development the linguistic system is not a. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Readers are encouraged to study more indepth to gain a full appreciation of the history, development, and implementation of this theory as it contains an. Interlanguage is based on the theory that there is a dormant psychological framework in the human brain that is activated when one attempts to learn a second language. Error analysis, interlanguage and second language acquisition. To examine some of the problems involved in the analysis of spontaneous speech a realtime generated, unplanned and nonrehearsed type of encoding linguistic information, with focus on l2 studies within the generative framework regards grammar as a system of rules.
Larry selinker is one of the original contributors to the research. There are additional factors that shape the progress of development. The american linguist larry selinker introduced the term interlanguage il, referring to adult second language learners. Analysis of errors in english writings committed by arab firstyear college students of efl in israel tareq mitaib murad and mahmood hasan khalil journal of language teaching and research, 2015, volume 6, number 3, page 475. Maam mehwish slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Interlanguage implications atic, and selinker uses it as evidence for the psychological reality of fossilizations and interlanguages. One way to do so, is the application of the approach of error analysis. In other words, they develop and retain their own, personal linguistic system that is selfcontained and different from both their first. What is the difference between contrastive analysis and. Larry selinker interlanguage pdf interlanguage theory is generally credited to larry selinker, an american professor of applied linguistics, whose article interlanguage.
Implication of il fossilization in second language acquisition xueping wei. The term interlanguage was initially proposed by larry selinker stated that. Draws on wideranging research into contrastive analysis, bilingualism, theoretical linguistics and. The theory of interlanguage larry selinker 1972 a brief explanation the theory of interlanguage larry selinker 1972 a brief explanation tanya l. Interlanguage fossilization is a phenomenon of second language acquisition sla in which second language learners turn linguistic features that are correct in their first language into permanent errors in the way they speak and write the new language. With your download, get the 20 best papers relevant to this one, including 20 top related papers. Selinker s interlanguage theory selinker s interlanguage theory proposes that second language learners produce their own selfcontained system that falls somewhere between the l1 and the l2 systems. He is now preparing a 40plus year fossilization study.
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