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SUMMARY: Ecological links between L2 learning and L1 change - Antonella So
 race (University of Edinburgh)
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CONTACT:Tim Laméris
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 CT*\n\nIs there a relationship between openness of the L1 to change and le
 vel of L2 attainment? Recent research on the phenomenon of ‘attrition’
  has shown that a speaker’s first language (L1) changes in selective way
 s as a result of learning a second language (L2). The aspects of L1 gramma
 r affected by change are the same that remain variable even in highly prof
 icient L2 speakers of the same language. While more evidence is needed\, t
 hree general conclusions are possible at this stage: first\, we should tre
 at L1 attrition as a natural consequence of language contact\, first in th
 e bilingual brain and then in bilingual communities\, which may eventually
  lead to language change\; second\, understanding the big picture requires
  serious consideration of individual differences\; third\, it also require
 s interdisciplinary research on different aspects of bilingualism that com
 bines the insights of linguistic\, cognitive and social models.
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