An Introduction to Language Attrition: Linguistic, Social, and Cognitive Perspectives - Paperback

by Michael T. Putnam (Author), David Natvig (Author)

This introductory text brings together diverse perspectives and research streams on language attrition - forgetting or loss of language proficiency that can take place in one's first or additional language, for different reasons, and at different life stages.

Author Biography

Michael T. Putnam is Professor of German and Linguistics at Penn State University and currently serves as the Director of the Linguistics Program.

David Natvig is Associate Professor of Nordic Linguistics at the University of Stavanger.