A comprehensive reference source, Handbook of Second Language Acquisition discusses the research, theory, and applications specific to second language acquisition.
The book addresses:
* Issues of maturation and modularity
* Language transfer between first and second languages
* Neuropsychology of second language acquisition
* Research and methodological issues in the study of second language acquisition
* Language contact and its consequences
Recenzijas
"This volume benefits from the state-of-the-art contributions of prominent specialists, presents various approaches to SLA and covers most of the key issues in the field. I believe that it is a useful, comprehensive handbook for both students and researchers in the field." --Larisa Avram in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Papildus informācija
The book addresses: * Issues of maturation and modularity * Language transfer between first and second languages * Neuropsychology of second language acquisition * Research and methodological issues in the study of second language acquisition * Language contact and its consequences
W.C. Ritchie and T.K. Bhatia, Second Language Acquisition: Introduction,
Foundations, and Overview. Research and Theoretical Issues in Second Language
Acquisition
K.R. Gregg, The Logical and Developmental Problems of Second Language
Acquisition. Issues of Maturation and Modularity in Second Language
Acquisition
L. White, Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition: Current Trends
and New Directions
S. Flynn, A Parameter-Setting Approach to Second Language Acquisition
J. Schachter, Maturation and the Issue of Universal Grammar in Second
Language Acquisition
F.R. Eckman, A Functional-Typological Approach to Second Language Acquisition
Theory
B. McLaughlin and R. Heredia, Information-Processing Approaches to Research
on Second Language Acquisition and Use
D. Preston, Variationist Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. Second
Language Speech and the Influence of the First Language
J. Leather and A. James, Second Language Speech
S. Gass, Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory: The Role of
Language Transfer. Research Methodology and Applications
D. Nunan, Issues in Second Language Acquisition Research: Examining Substance
and Procedure
A. Sorace, The Use of Acceptability Judgments in Second Language Acquisition
Research. Modality and the Linguistic Environment in Second Language
Acquisition
M.H. Long, The Role of the Linguistic Environment in Second Language
Acquisition
G.P. Berent, The Acquisition of English Syntax by Deaf Learners. The
Neuropsychology of Second Language Acquisition and Use
L.K. Obler and S. Hannigan, Neurolinguistics of Second Language Acquisition
and Use. Language Contact and its Consequences
R.W. Anderson and Y. Shirai, The Primacy of Aspect in First and Second
Language Acquisition: The Pidgin-Creole Connection
S. Romaine, Bilingualism
H.W. Seliger, Primary Language Attrition in the Context of Bilingualism
T.K. Bhatia and W.C. Ritchie, Bilingual Language Mixing, Universal Grammar,
and Second Language Acquisition
Glossary
Author Index
Subject Index
