A New Theoretical Account of "Fossilization": Implications for L2 Attrition Research.

Nakuma, Constancio K.

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Publication Date: 1998

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A New Theoretical Account of "Fossilization": Implications for L2 Attrition Research.

Nakuma, Constancio K.

IRAL, v36 n3 p247-56 Aug 1998

Fossilization is a the term used generally to denote what appears to be a state of permanent failure on the part of a second-language learner to acquire a given feature of the target language. This article reviews different accounts of this phenomenon and offers another account. The implications of this new account of fossilization for second-language attrition research are discussed. (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Interlanguage, Language Research, Language Skill Attrition, Learning Problems, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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