Monitoring and Self‐Repair in L2

Abstract

The aim of this article is to review the psycholinguistic research on second language (L2) self-repair to date with particular attention to the relevance of this field for L2 production and acquisition. The article points out that W. J. M. Levelt's (1989Levelt's ( , 1993Levelt's ( , 1992 and W. J. M. Levelt et al.'s (in press) perceptual loop theory of monitoring can be adopted for monitoring in L2 speech as well. It is also argued, however, that this theory needs to be complemented with recent research on consciousness, attention, and noticing in order to account for mechanisms of error detection in L2.Speech errors have traditionally been seen as exposures of the underlying language-formulating machinery and, indeed, taken together with the study of hesitation devices and pauses, it is the analysis of repair mechanisms that can provide us with the most direct information about the psychological and linguistic processes at work in first language (L1) and second language (L2) speech production and communication. Thus, the phenomena of self-repair and monitoring in the speech of both L1 and L2 speakers have been of great interest to applied linguists, sociolinguists,

Discourse constraints on prosodic marking in lexical replacement repair

“…Nevertheless, it is worth noting that when considered out of context, a lexical distinction such as that between onnauwkeurig imprecise and onnatuurlijk unnatural (Extract 12) might seem rather subtle compared with, for example, meerderheid majority versus minderheid minority (Extract 8), and it is debatable whether onnatuurlijk should be considered a more accurate assessment term, or a more appropriate one (cf. Levelt 1983, Kormos 1999 on coherence repair . What is clear, however, is that it is the most fitting given the prior context.…”

Phonetic reduction and informational redundancy in self-initiated self-repair in Dutch

“…All instances were classified as error or appropriateness repair using the criteria set out by Levelt (1983) and, more recently, Kormos (1999). Kormos' illustrated taxonomy of repairs, reproduced with minor terminological changes in Table 1, provided a useful point of reference in the present study.…”

The effect of inference-making, deduction, and self-monitoring on EFL learners' language achievement, reading, and writing ability

“…Moreover, Van Hest (2000) asserted that the ability to monitor one's L2 errors is a strong predictor of acquisition. Kormos (1999) also shows that the self-monitoring of L2 learning not only enhances acquisition, but also is a positive correlate of proficiency.…”