Interlanguage is a hypothesis, not a theory, and as such it invites an array of thoughts and future. He is now preparing a 40plus year fossilization study. Interlanguage and causes and measures of fossilization. Larry selinker is one of the original contributors to the research. Interlanguage theory is generally credited to larry selinker, an american professor of applied linguistics, whose article interlanguage. Interlanguage implications atic, and selinker uses it as evidence for the psychological reality of fossilizations and interlanguages. This book, which includes 12 chapters by distinguished researchers in the field of second language acquisition, traces the conceptual history of language transfer from its early. The term interlanguage was introduced by american linguist larry selinker 1972. How to print to a pdf on windows or mac using adobe acrobat dc. It continues, in modified form, to provide a useful general framework for research in that field.
Definition interlanguage is the type of language produced by second and foreign language learners who are in. The term interlanguage il was introduced by the american linguist larry. Language acquisition is a process which can take place at any period of ones life. In the third process strategies of second language learning, some of the rules in the learners interlanguage may be the result from the application of language learning strategies as a tendency on the part of the learners to reduce the 3 murielle savilletroike, introducing second language acquisition. An account of the development of research and thinking in the field of learner language. Larry selinker is professor emeritus of linguistics at the university of michigan, and former. Interlanguage is the type of language or linguistic system used by secondand foreignlanguage learners who are in the process of learning a target language. Here you can find all crossreflisted publications in. One might argue that han and odlin have taken on an even greater challenge here, as it is no small feat to bring together such a wide variety of perspectives in a volume that is at once integrated and evenhanded. Draws on wideranging research into contrastive analysis, bilingualism, theoretical linguistics and experimental psychology. Larry selinker interlanguage pdf interlanguage theory is generally credited to larry selinker, an american professor of applied linguistics, whose article interlanguage.
Updating the interlanguage hypothesis studies in second. This is a brief overview of interlanguage for the reader to understand the main points. Print to pdf, how to print to a pdf adobe acrobat dc. Gass and selinker 2008 stated that how one defines acquisition depends on what one is looking at. Pidginization, creolization, interlanguage, and language fossilization 53 interlanguage theory interlanguage theory started with a basic observation about the sla process, that is, that a sl learner goes through a series of approximative stages in the process of acquiring a 1l, and errors often cannot be explained solely by transfer from the nl. Click ok, name the pdf file, and save it in a desired location. The errors in the use of l2 result mainly from l1, and the difference between l1 and the l2 is the reason for the occurrence of errors.
The study of native language influence in second language acquisition has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. It can fossilize, or cease developing, in any of its developmental stages. Larry selinker helped found the field of second language acquisition, suggesting early on selinker, 1972, the robust concepts of interlanguage and fossilization, and conducting one of the first empirical studies in language transfer research. Learners create this language when they attempt to communicate in. Corders and selinkers work became the foundation of modern research into secondlanguage acquisition, and interlanguage. He described interlanguage as a separate linguistic system based on the observable output which results from a learners attempted production of a tl selinker. In the third process strategies of second language learning, some of the rules in the learners interlanguage may be the result from the application of language learning strategies as a tendency on the part of the learners. Mohammad hamad alkhresheh assistant professor of applied linguistics faculty of arts isra university abstract the role of first language l1. This article details the explanatory value and inadequacies of three main categories of models proposed to explain fossilization in second language acquisition. The learner must be able to understand most of what the speaker or writer is. The first public presentation of the ideas leading up to the interlanguage il hypothesis occurred a decade ago at the second international congress of applied linguistics selinker 1969. Towards building an interlanguage semantics larry selinker.
Choose adobe pdf as the printer in the print dialog box. Document resume ed 371 575 fl 022 046 author selinker. Interlanguage il is a linguistic system used by second language learners. The term interlanguage il was introduced by the american linguist larry selinker 1972 to refer to the sl adult learners grammatical system. Thats why the transfer of l1 rules can lead to fossilization. In 1972, selinker introduced the concept of interlanguage, which built upon pit corders previous work on the nature of language learners errors. 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. This paper, a discussion of the model presented in vigil and otler 1976, relates to one parameter of fossilization in interlanguage il learning. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription.
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. Studies of fossilization in second language acquisition. The notion of extrinsic factors in second language acquisition is defined, and permanent fossilization is. Pdf interlanguage study of sla arnis silvia academia.
In his futuristic view as well as in his original view, description should come before explanation. Larry selinker himself called for semantically coded corpora for the sake of a more sophisticated description of learner language. 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. 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. For comments on the earlier version and encouragement to prepare a publishable version i am grateful to larry selinker, elaine tarone and kim oller university of washington, seattle, david lawton central michigan university, and to professor r.
Draws on wideranging research into contrastive analysis, bilinguali, isbn 9780582064010. Interlanguage theory is generally credited to larry selinker, an american professor of applied linguistics, whose article interlanguage appeared in the january 1972 issue. 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. Larry selinker is professor emeritus of linguistics at the university of michigan, and former director of the universitys english language institute. Larry selinker ladry professor emeritus of linguistics at the university of michiganand former director of the universitys english language institute. Start your free trail and set adobe pdf as your printer to print pdfs in 5 easy steps. Larry selinker interlanguage 1972 pdf an interlanguage is an idiolect that has been developed by a learner of a second language or interlanguage theory is often credited to larry selinker, skip to content. By this, it was meant to investigate whether fossilization is a phenomenon peculiar to sla or a more general cognitive condition, relevant to other types of. Interlanguage theory is often credited to larry selinker, who coined the terms interlanguage and fossilization. Wrestling with context in interlanguage theory, applied linguistics, volume 6, issue 2, 1 january 1985, pages 190204, s. Within the traditional research paradigm for l2 acquisition, the framework of reference that has been firmly established block 2003 is the one based upon the inputinteractionoutput i.
Implication of il fossilization in second language acquisition. These cassettes and the teachers manual are offered free of charge on adoption of the workbook for classroom use. Larry selinker is one of the original contributors to the research field of second language acquisition, having introduced the concepts interlanguage and fossilization and having conducted one of the first empirical studies in language transfer research in 1969. The fust area covered is the nature of fossilization. Fossilization stages of interlanguage development the linguistic system is not a. Rediscovering interlanguage isbn 9780582064010 pdf epub. Pdf approaching the language of the second language learner. Interlanguage theory is generally credited to larry selinker, an american professor of applied linguistics.