Overview

What is language and how can we investigate its acquisition by children or adults? What perspectives exist from which to view acquisition? What internal constraints and external factors shape acquisition? What are the properties of interlanguage systems? This comprehensive 31-chapter handbook is an authoritative survey of second language acquisition (SLA). Its multi-perspective synopsis on recent developments in SLA research provides significant contributions by established experts and widely recognized younger talent. It covers cutting-edge and emerging areas of enquiry not treated elsewhere in a single handbook, including third language acquisition, electronic communication, incomplete first language acquisition, alphabetic literacy and SLA, affect and the brain, discourse, and identity. Written to be accessible to newcomers as well as experienced scholars of SLA, the Handbook is organised into six thematic sections, each with an editor-written introduction.

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Author:   Julia Herschensohn (University of Washington) ,  Martha Young-Scholten (University of Newcastle upon Tyne)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   1.540kg
ISBN:  

9781108733748

ISBN 10:   1108733743
Pages:   839
Publication Date:   06 September 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Julia Herschensohn and Martha Young-Scholten; Part I. Theory and Practice: 1. Theories of language from a critical perspective Jan Koster; 2. History of the study of L2 acquisition Margaret Thomas; 3. Theoretical approaches Florence Myles; 4. Scope and research methodologies Melinda Whong and Clare Wright; Part II. Internal Ingredients: 5. The role of the native language Claire Foley and Suzanne Flynn; 6. Learning mechanisms and automatization Richard Towell; 7. Generative approaches and the poverty of the stimulus Bonnie D. Schwartz and Rex A. Sprouse; 8. Learner internal psychological factors Jean-Marc Dewaele; 9. Alphabetic literacy and adult L2 acquisition Elaine Tarone, Kit Hansen and Martha Bigelow; Part III. External Ingredients: 10. Negotiated input and output interaction María del Pilar García Mayo and Eva Alcón Soler; 11. Second language identity construction Elizabeth Miller and Ryuko Kubota; 12. Socialization Daniel Véronique; 13. Variation Vera Regan; 14. Electronic interaction resources Astrid Ensslin and Cedric Krummes; Part IV. Biological Factors: 15. Age related effects Julia Herschensohn; 16. Childhood L2 acquisition Belma Haznedar and Elena Gavruseva; 17. Incomplete L1 acquisition Silvina Montrul; 18. Third language acquisition Jason Rothman, Jennifer Cabrelli Amaro and Kees de Bot; 19. Language processing Alice Foucart and Cheryl Frenck-Mestre; 20. Affect and the brain Andrea Mates and Anna Joaquin; Part V. Properties of Interlanguage Systems: 21. The lexicon James Milton and Giovanna Donzelli; 22. Semantics Laurent Dekydtspotter; 23. Discourse and pragmatics Roumyana Slabakova; 24. Morphosyntax Tania Ionin; 25. Phonology and speech Ellen Broselow and Yoonjung Kang; Part VI. Models of Development: 26. Explaining change in transition grammars Michael Sharwood Smith, John Truscott and Roger Hawkins; 27. Stage-like development and organic grammar Anne Vainikka and Martha Young-Scholten; 28. Emergentism, connectionism and complexity models Randal Holme; 29. Input, input processing and focus on form Joe Barcroft and Wynne Wong; 30. Sociocultural theory and the zone of proximal development Amy Snyder Ohta; 31. Nativelike and non-nativelike attainment Donna Lardiere.

Reviews

'This volume is a comprehensive overview of this interdisciplinary field: readable and yet uncompromising on accuracy; historically broad while detailed on recent and future research; and theoretically deep while reflecting a plurality of approaches. It will stand out for many years to come as a landmark in developmental linguistics and will be an essential reference tool for researchers and students alike.' Antonella Sorace, University of Edinburgh 'Herschensohn and Young-Scholten have compiled an impressive array of essays on a variety of topics. This is one of the most comprehensive overviews of SLA to date.' Bill VanPatten, Michigan State University '... an excellent source of material for scholars and students of linguistics ... this volume would be an excellent addition to college and university libraries that offer programmes in second languages or linguistics.' Reference Reviews

'This volume is a comprehensive overview of this interdisciplinary field: readable and yet uncompromising on accuracy; historically broad while detailed on recent and future research; and theoretically deep while reflecting a plurality of approaches. It will stand out for many years to come as a landmark in developmental linguistics and will be an essential reference tool for researchers and students alike.' Antonella Sorace, University of Edinburgh 'Herschensohn and Young-Scholten have compiled an impressive array of essays on a variety of topics. This is one of the most comprehensive overviews of SLA to date.' Bill VanPatten, Michigan State University '... an excellent source of material for scholars and students of linguistics ... this volume would be an excellent addition to college and university libraries that offer programmes in second languages or linguistics.' Reference Reviews This volume is a comprehensive overview of this interdisciplinary field: readable and yet uncompromising on accuracy; historically broad while detailed on recent and future research; and theoretically deep while reflecting a plurality of approaches. It will stand out for many years to come as a landmark in developmental linguistics and will be an essential reference tool for researchers and students alike. Antonella Sorace, University of Edinburgh Herschensohn and Young-Scholten have compiled an impressive array of essays on a variety of topics. This is one of the most comprehensive overviews of SLA to date. Bill Van Patten, Michigan State University ... an excellent source of material for scholars and students of linguistics ... this volume would be an excellent addition to college and university libraries that offer programmes in second languages or linguistics. Reference Reviews

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Julia Herschensohn is Professor and Chair in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington. Martha Young-Scholten is a senior lecturer in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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