Author: Vladimir Honsa
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2018-02-19
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 3110802287
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Usha Lakshmanan
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9027224757
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines child second language acquisition within the Principles and Parameters theory of Universal Grammar (UG). Specifically, the book focuses on null-subjects in the developing grammars of children acquiring English as a second language. The book provides evidence from the longitudinal speech data of four child second language (L2) learners in order to test the predictions of a recent theory of null-subjects, namely, the Morphological Uniformity Principle (MUP). Lakshmanan argues that the child L2 acquisition data offer little or no evidence in support of the MUP s predictions regarding a developmental relation between verb inflections and null-subjects. The evidence from these child L2 data indicates that regardless of the status of null subjects in their first language, child L2 learners of English hypothesize correctly from the very beginning that English requires subjects of tensed clauses to be obligatorily overt. The failure on the part of these learners to obey this knowledge in certain structural contexts is the result of perceptual factors that are unrelated to parameter setting. The book demonstrates the value of child second language acquisition data in evaluating specific proposals within linguistic theory for a Universal principle.
Author: Jack C. Richards
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-12-14
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 1317869567
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The eleven essays in this book cover a wide range of topics from the role of 'interlanguage' and the influence of external factors on the process of language learning, to the development of syntax and the methodology of error analysis. Collectively they provide a valuable perspective on the learning process, which both enriches our theoretical understanding of the processes underlying second language acquisition and suggests ways in which teaching practice may best exploit a learner's skills.
Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-09-25
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 1317869249
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Understanding how people learn and fail to learn second and foreign languages is increasingly recognised as a critical social and psycholinguistic issue. Second languages are vitally important to diverse groups of people, ranging from refugees to college students facing foreign language requirements. This book provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults, emphasising the design and execution of appropriate research.
Author: William Francis Mackey
Publisher: Presses Université Laval
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9782763769912
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Arnulfo G. Ramirez
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1985-06-30
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1438416822
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Bilingualism Through Schooling is a comprehensive survey of bilingual education. It shows how bilingual schooling can have a double impact by providing students with functional second-language competence, and also contributing to their deeper understanding of culture and history. Concerned with both ethnolinguistic minority children and majority, English-speaking pupils, the book approaches bilingualism from a variety of perspectives—linguistic, psychological, and socio-cultural. Among the many topics discussed are: goals and consequences of bilingualism, sociolinguistic contexts, language attitudes, and proficiency assessment. Ramirez explores the various types of programs and techniques used to facilitate second-language acquisition and also provides guidelines for the preparation and certification of bilingual instructors. Bibliographies are included.