A paraître dans la revue LIA (John Benjamins), automne 2013.
Language, Interaction and Acquisition 4:2 (2013), 161–189. doi 10.1075/lia.4.2.03wau issn 1879–7865 / e-issn 1879–7873
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Convergence and divergence in the acquisition of French liaison
by native and non-native speakers:
a review of existing data and avenues for future research
Sophie Wauquier & Ellenor Shoemaker
(SFL-UMR 7023, Paris 8-CNRS) (LPP-UMR 7018, Paris 3-CNRS)
Abstract
This article presents an overview of empirical findings to date concerning the
acquisition of liaison in French as a first and second language (L1 and L2, respectively).
We present data culled from production studies as well as from psycholinguistic
experimentation representing various paradigms. Our aim is to highlight both the
similarities and differences in the learning strategies and developmental paths followed
by these two groups of learners, including particular examination of how representations
of liaisons in a learner’s phonological grammar may develop and change throughout the
course of development. We conclude with discussion of areas where existing data are
lacking and potential avenues for future research.
Key words: French liaison, phonology, second language phonology, first language
acquisition, second language acquisition