Vainikka received her Ph.D. in Linguistics in 1989 from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a dissertation on Finnish syntax, one of the first on this topic.[3] She continued to make contributions to the study of Finnish syntax throughout her career. A workshop in memoriam of her work in this area was held in Budapest in 2019.[4]
At the time of Vainikka's death from cancer in 2018, she was an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science.[5]
An online archive of her works and work inspired by her research has been established in her memory at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.[6]
Contributions to the theory of SLA
Vainikka was most notable within linguistics and SLA for developing the Minimal Trees Hypothesis with Martha Young-Scholten,[7] an "important theory,"[8] where 'tree' is a metaphor of syntax for the branching structure showing how words of a phrase or sentence co-relate.[9] The hypothesis concerns what aspects of a language learner's first language (L1) is carried over into the grammar of their second language (L2), in addition to mechanisms of universal grammar that allow new acquisition to take place.
Whereas many researchers lean towards a 'Full Transfer' view in which all the L1 grammar transfers[10] - i.e. the initial state of the L2 is the final state of the first - Young-Scholten and Vainikka argued that only lexical categories (e.g. the noun phrase) are drawn from the L1, and that functional categories (e.g. the inflectional phrase that represents tense) do not; rather, the learner 'grows' new ones because they start their L2 acquisition with only a 'minimal' syntactic tree.
Several competing accounts for the role of transfer and universal grammar persist in SLA; the Minimal Trees Hypothesis remains particularly controversial, and has been strongly critiqued in syntactic research on both empirical and conceptual grounds: some researchers argue that linguistic behaviour does not follow the model,[11] and others claim that it is theoretically misconceived.[12] For example, the idea that a component of language could be absent from the initial stage, so that the system selectively extracts only one part of the L1, is unacceptable to those who favour 'Full Transfer' rather than 'Partial Transfer'.[13]
Schwartz BD (1998) 'On two hypotheses of ʺtransferʺ in L2A: minimal trees and absolute L1 influence. In Flynn S, Martohardojono G & O'Neil W (eds) The Generative Study of Second Language Acquisition. pp. 35–59. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Schwartz BD & Sprouse RA (1994) 'Word order and nominative case in nonnative language acquisition: a longitudinal study of (L1 Turkish) German interlanguage.' In Hoekstra T & Schwartz BD (eds) Language Acquisition Studies in Generative Grammar: Papers in Honor of Kenneth Wexler from the 1991 GLOW Workshops. pp. 317–368. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
Schwartz BD & Sprouse RA (1996) 'L2 cognitive states and the full transfer/full access model.' Second Language Research 12: 40-72.
Unsworth S, Parodi T, Sorace A & Young-Scholten M (eds) (2005) Paths of Development in L1 and L2 Acquisition. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
Vainikka A & Young-Scholten M (1994) 'Direct access to X'-theory: evidence from Korean and Turkish adults learning German.' In Hoekstra T & Schwartz BD (eds) Language Acquisition Studies in Generative Grammar: Papers in Honor of Kenneth Wexler from the 1991 GLOW Workshops. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Vainikka A & Young-Scholten M (1996) 'Gradual development of L2 phrase structure.' Second Language Research 12: 7-39.
Vainikka A & Young-Scholten M (1998) 'Functional categories and related mechanisms in child second language acquisition.' In Flynn S, Martohardojono G & O'Neil W (eds) The Generative Study of Second Language Acquisition.
Vainikka A & Young-Scholten M (2003) 'Review of Roger Hawkins (2001): Second Language Syntax: a Generative Introduction.' Lingua.
White L (1991) 'Adverb placement in second language acquisition: some effects of positive and negative evidence in the classroom.' Second Language Research 7: 133-161.
White L (2003) Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Anne Vainikka July 31 1958 Vancouver Washington June 11 2018 Newark Delaware was a Finnish American linguist specialising in the syntax of Finnish and in the syntax of second language acquisition SLA 1 2 Contents 1 Education and career 2 Contributions to the theory of SLA 3 See also 4 References 5 BibliographyEducation and career EditVainikka received her Ph D in Linguistics in 1989 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a dissertation on Finnish syntax one of the first on this topic 3 She continued to make contributions to the study of Finnish syntax throughout her career A workshop in memoriam of her work in this area was held in Budapest in 2019 4 At the time of Vainikka s death from cancer in 2018 she was an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science 5 An online archive of her works and work inspired by her research has been established in her memory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst 6 Contributions to the theory of SLA EditVainikka was most notable within linguistics and SLA for developing the Minimal Trees Hypothesis with Martha Young Scholten 7 an important theory 8 where tree is a metaphor of syntax for the branching structure showing how words of a phrase or sentence co relate 9 The hypothesis concerns what aspects of a language learner s first language L1 is carried over into the grammar of their second language L2 in addition to mechanisms of universal grammar that allow new acquisition to take place Whereas many researchers lean towards a Full Transfer view in which all the L1 grammar transfers 10 i e the initial state of the L2 is the final state of the first Young Scholten and Vainikka argued that only lexical categories e g the noun phrase are drawn from the L1 and that functional categories e g the inflectional phrase that represents tense do not rather the learner grows new ones because they start their L2 acquisition with only a minimal syntactic tree Several competing accounts for the role of transfer and universal grammar persist in SLA the Minimal Trees Hypothesis remains particularly controversial and has been strongly critiqued in syntactic research on both empirical and conceptual grounds some researchers argue that linguistic behaviour does not follow the model 11 and others claim that it is theoretically misconceived 12 For example the idea that a component of language could be absent from the initial stage so that the system selectively extracts only one part of the L1 is unacceptable to those who favour Full Transfer rather than Partial Transfer 13 See also EditLinguistics Second language acquisition SyntaxReferences Edit Anne Vainikka Google scholar Retrieved 2022 01 27 Anne Vainikka obituary PDF Retrieved 9 May 2023 Alumni UMass Linguistics Retrieved 2022 01 27 finnougricsyntax FrontPage finnougricsyntax pbworks com Retrieved 2022 01 27 Anne Vainikka obituary UMass Linguistics Retrieved 2022 01 27 Anne Vainikka Works Site University of Massachusetts Amherst Research Retrieved 2022 01 27 Vainikka amp Young Scholten 1994 1996 1998 Slabakova Roumyana 2001 Telicity in the second language John Benjamins p 16 ISBN 978 90 272 2494 1 Vainikka amp Young Scholten 2003 Unsworth Parodi Sorace amp Young Scholten 2005 e g White 1991 for French White 2003 68 78 for review Schwartz amp Sprouse 1994 Schwartz 1998 Schwartz amp Sprouse 1996 Bibliography EditThis article incorporates material from the Citizendium article Martha Young Scholten which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3 0 Unported License but not under the GFDL Schwartz BD 1998 On two hypotheses of ʺtransferʺ in L2A minimal trees and absolute L1 influence In Flynn S Martohardojono G amp O Neil W eds The Generative Study of Second Language Acquisition pp 35 59 Mahwah NJ Erlbaum Schwartz BD amp Sprouse RA 1994 Word order and nominative case in nonnative language acquisition a longitudinal study of L1 Turkish German interlanguage In Hoekstra T amp Schwartz BD eds Language Acquisition Studies in Generative Grammar Papers in Honor of Kenneth Wexler from the 1991 GLOW Workshops pp 317 368 Amsterdam Benjamins Schwartz BD amp Sprouse RA 1996 L2 cognitive states and the full transfer full access model Second Language Research 12 40 72 Unsworth S Parodi T Sorace A amp Young Scholten M eds 2005 Paths of Development in L1 and L2 Acquisition Amsterdam Benjamins Vainikka A amp Young Scholten M 1994 Direct access to X theory evidence from Korean and Turkish adults learning German In Hoekstra T amp Schwartz BD eds Language Acquisition Studies in Generative Grammar Papers in Honor of Kenneth Wexler from the 1991 GLOW Workshops Amsterdam John Benjamins Vainikka A amp Young Scholten M 1996 Gradual development of L2 phrase structure Second Language Research 12 7 39 Vainikka A amp Young Scholten M 1998 Functional categories and related mechanisms in child second language acquisition In Flynn S Martohardojono G amp O Neil W eds The Generative Study of Second Language Acquisition Vainikka A amp Young Scholten M 2003 Review of Roger Hawkins 2001 Second Language Syntax a Generative Introduction Lingua White L 1991 Adverb placement in second language acquisition some effects of positive and negative evidence in the classroom Second Language Research 7 133 161 White L 2003 Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar Cambridge Cambridge University Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anne Vainikka amp oldid 1153991489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
