Language acquisition books

Drawing upon a convergence of sociocultural theory and linguistic emergentism, this book presents a longitudinal...  Read More >>

In this first book of its kind, Dany Adone demonstrates how children acquire Creoles as their first language and...  Read More >>

Covers corpus-informed approaches to researching, teaching and learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Suitable...  Read More >>

Advising in Language Learning (ALL) brings together examples of advising practice and research from various international...  Read More >>

Examines widespread interest in new technology-enhanced learning environments and how they are being used to promote...  Read More >>

The only comprehensive survey of research on formulaic language and L2 speech and the teaching implications of the...  Read More >>

An investigation of academic vocabulary in the International Corpus of Learner English.  Read More >>

The book addresses issues in cognitive development in early childhood, stressing the central role that development...  Read More >>

Examines how diverse groups of Spanish-speaking children in the Americas learn to express memories and stories,...  Read More >>

This collection by linguists and psychologists examines the nature and effects of language addressed to language...  Read More >>

Language Acquisition is the work of distinguished specialists from many countries and will provide an invaluable...  Read More >>

The Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Course (EMSA) is the premier introduction, for the English-speaking student,...  Read More >>

This 1986 textbook presents an account of the main concerns, problems and theoretical and practical issues raised...  Read More >>

This authoritative 2003 textbook provides a linguistic perspective on second language acquisition. It argues for...  Read More >>

'Language contact' occurs when speakers of different languages interact and their languages influence each other....  Read More >>

This book is a guide to Chinese usage for students who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish...  Read More >>

This useful textbook serves as a guide to different types of language acquisition: monolingual and bilingual first...  Read More >>

This book summarises the major theoretical debates in all of the core domains of child language acquisition research...  Read More >>

Describes the grammatical system of modality in Japanese in terms of the form-function relationship within the scope...  Read More >>

Naturally at Universitat Jaume I in November 2009. They have now compiled some of the work presented at the event...  Read More >>

In China, a widespread learning practice for foreign languages are reading, reciting and memorising texts. This...  Read More >>

A linguistic analysis of global developments in Information Technology Enabled Services as industry adopts less...  Read More >>

Provides an overview of developments on the use of learner corpora perceived from developmental and crosslinguistic...  Read More >>

Current Perspectives in Second Language Vocabulary Research  Read More >>

The aim of this pioneering volume is to advance our understanding of written language learning in instructed second/foreign...  Read More >>