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Author:   Clare Wright ,  Thorsten Piske ,  Martha Young-Scholten
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.645kg
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9781788921619

ISBN 10:   1788921615
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   21 September 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Clare Wright, Thorsten Piske and Martha Young-Scholten: Introduction Section 1: Language and Mind Chapter 2. Andrew Caink: What is Grammar? A Universal Grammar Approach Chapter 3. William O’Grady: Syntax and Acquisition: The Emergentist Story Chapter 4. Kook-Hee Gil, Heather Marsden and George Tsoulas: Poverty of the Stimulus and Language Acquisition: From Ancient Philosophy to Neuroscience Chapter 5. Andrew Feeney: Language Evolution and the Nature of the Human Faculty for Language Section 2: Properties of Interlanguage Grammars Chapter 6. Walid Kahoul, Anne Vainikka and Martha Young-Scholten: The Mystery of the Missing Inflections Chapter 7. Vivienne Rogers, David Playfoot and James Milton: The L2 Lexicon Chapter 8. Joan Carles Mora and Elena Safronova: Foreign Accent in a Second Language: Individual Differences In Perception Chapter 9. Esther De Leeuw, Aurela Tusha, Hui Zhao, Kyle Helke and Alice Greenfield: A Case Study of Extreme L1 Attrition Section 3: Transitions in Acquisition Chapter 10. Theo Marinis and Ian Cunnings: Using Psycholinguistic Techniques in a Second Language Teaching Setting Chapter 11. Clare Wright: Research in Memory and Processing in SLA Chapter 12. Jörg-U. Kessler, Anke Lenzing and Anja Plesser: Processability Theory: Architecture and Application

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This is a highly recommended volume for three reasons: 1. It covers both property and transition theories and focuses on language representation and processing. 2. The chapters have been authored by the researchers involved in the reported research. 3. Chapters discuss teaching-related issues and make for invaluable reading for teachers and students alike. * Andreas Rohde, University of Cologne, Germany * This book provides language teachers and applied linguists with a rich, comprehensive and carefully arranged smoergasbord of theoretical issues relevant for understanding the mismatch between what teachers teach and what learners learn. Even the more challenging aspects of some topics are worth the reader's careful attention and will pay rich dividends. * Michael Sharwood Smith, University of Edinburgh, UK * This book provides an accessible background on linguistics, language acquisition and experimental methodologies. Each chapter presents new empirical data and the volume will appeal to second language specialists, as well as a general audience. Its fine writing and broad range of topics - from language evolution to psycholinguistics - make it a welcome contribution to the field. * Julia Herschensohn, University of Washington, USA *

This book provides an accessible background on linguistics, language acquisition and experimental methodologies. Each chapter presents new empirical data and the volume will appeal to second language specialists, as well as a general audience. Its fine writing and broad range of topics - from language evolution to psycholinguistics - make it a welcome contribution to the field. * Julia Herschensohn, University of Washington, USA *

This book provides an accessible background on linguistics, language acquisition and experimental methodologies. Each chapter presents new empirical data and the volume will appeal to second language specialists, as well as a general audience. Its fine writing and broad range of topics - from language evolution to psycholinguistics - make it a welcome contribution to the field. * Julia Herschensohn, University of Washington, USA * This book provides language teachers and applied linguists with a rich, comprehensive and carefully arranged smoergasbord of theoretical issues relevant for understanding the mismatch between what teachers teach and what learners learn. Even the more challenging aspects of some topics are worth the reader's careful attention and will pay rich dividends. * Michael Sharwood Smith, University of Edinburgh, UK * This is a highly recommended volume for three reasons: 1. It covers both property and transition theories and focuses on language representation and processing. 2. The chapters have been authored by the researchers involved in the reported research. 3. Chapters discuss teaching-related issues and make for invaluable reading for teachers and students alike. * Andreas Rohde, University of Cologne, Germany *

Author Information

Clare Wright is Lecturer in Linguistics and Language Teaching at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research investigates the interfaces between linguistic, cognitive and pedagogic factors in second language acquisition, with particular focus on teaching and learning Chinese as a second language. Thorsten Piske is Professor of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. His research focuses on first and second language acquisition and on bilingual education. Martha Young-Scholten is Professor of Second Language Acquisition at Newcastle University, UK. Her research currently focuses on the reading development of migrant adults with little or no home language literacy.

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