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
* 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." -INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Papildus informācija
* 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.
