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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Scott Jarvis , Scott A. CrossleyPublisher: Channel View Publications Ltd Imprint: Multilingual Matters Volume: 64 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9781847696984ISBN 10: 1847696988 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 14 March 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsIn this bold and pioneering interdisciplinary study experts on SLA research, computational analysis and statistics collaborate trying to identify the L1 background of non-native writers. The result is a most impressive work which will take the field of crosslinguistic studies a long way forward. A MUST for all SLA researchers! Hakan Ringbom, Emeritus Professor, Abo Akademi University, Finland This is an articulate, comprehensive, and timely volume on a fascinating yet largely underexplored area. Jarvis and Crossley have produced an impressive collection of research-based evidence on language transfer using a corpus-based approach. The volume is a must-have for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in language transfer, corpus linguistics, forensic linguistics, text classification, second language writing, error analysis, and language assessment. Pavel Trofimovich, Concordia University, Canada Author InformationScott Jarvis (Ph.D., Indiana University) holds the title of Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Ohio University, where his main research interests include crosslinguistic influence, cognitive linguistics, and research methods related to the investigation of language proficiency and the measurement of lexical diversity. His work in these areas has appeared in several authored and edited books, numerous book chapters and journal papers in the fields of second language acquisition and multilingualism. Professor Jarvis is also Associate Executive Director for the journal Language Learning. Scott A. Crossley is an Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. His work involves the application of natural language processing theories and approaches for investigating second language acquisition, text readability, and writing proficiency. His current research interests include lexical proficiency, writing quality, and text coherence and processing. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |