Development of property-transfer models for estimating the hydraulic properties of deep sediments at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho

Author(s):  
Kari A. Winfield
Author(s):  
Magdalena Wrembel

Abstract In their keynote paper “The Full Transfer/Full Access model and L3 cognitive states” Schwartz & Sprouse (2021, henceforth S&S) present a thorough overview of third language (L3) acquisition transfer models by pinpointing their strong points as well as flaws of a conceptual and empirical nature. Their analysis is anchored in a principled distinction between models that are classified as representing wholesale transfer vs. those that are referred to as piecemeal or property-by-property transfer models. S&S side with the former, and level their criticism towards the latter approach. In this commentary, I would like to challenge this binary approach to debating the nature of transfer by taking an outsider’s position, i.e. that of a researcher working in a framework other than the generative one, in which the keynote paper is embedded. I will start by addressing some of the controversial points raised by S&S and then broaden the perspective by discussing the concept of transfer in L3 acquisition in the light of dynamic cross-language interactions and exploring alternative avenues in L3 research with data support from various linguistic domains.


Author(s):  
Randel Haverkamp ◽  
Paolo Reggiani ◽  
John R. Nimmo

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