Development of the Grammatical System in Early Second Language Acquisition The Multiple Constraints Hypothesis
Innbundet /
2013
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9789027203038
Published
2013-08-14
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Weight
735 gr
Height
245 mm
Width
174 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
300
Author
This book is a valuable contribution to psycholinguistic research. It adds to second language acquisition research in both theoretical and practical aspects of early second language development.
- Christine Palumbo, University of Arizona, on Linguist List 26.529 (2015),
Shortlisted for the Christopher Brumfit Award in Applied Linguistics.
The Development of the Grammatical System in Early Second Language Acquisition focuses on the acquisition process of early L2 learners. It is based on the following key hypothesis: the initial mental grammatical system of L2 learners is constrained semantically, syntactically and mnemonically. This hypothesis is formalised as the Multiple Constraints Hypothesis. The empirical test of the Multiple Constraints Hypothesis is based on a large database including cross-sectional and longitudinal data from square-one ESL beginners. The study demonstrates that the postulated constraints are relaxed successively as learning progresses. The book is intended for postgraduate students as well as SLA researchers.
The Development of the Grammatical System in Early Second Language Acquisition focuses on the acquisition process of early L2 learners. It is based on the following key hypothesis: the initial mental grammatical system of L2 learners is constrained semantically, syntactically and mnemonically. This hypothesis is formalised as the Multiple Constraints Hypothesis. The empirical test of the Multiple Constraints Hypothesis is based on a large database including cross-sectional and longitudinal data from square-one ESL beginners. The study demonstrates that the postulated constraints are relaxed successively as learning progresses. The book is intended for postgraduate students as well as SLA researchers.
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Focuses on the acquisition process of early L2 learners. This book is based on the following key hypothesis: the initial mental grammatical system of L2 learners is constrained semantically, syntactically and mnemonically. It demonstrates that the postulated constraints are relaxed successively as learning progresses.
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1. List of abbreviations; 2. List of figures; 3. List of tables; 4. Acknowledgements; 5. 1. Introduction; 6. 2. Lexical-Functional Grammar; 7. 3. Developmental patterns in SLA; 8. 4. Processability Theory; 9. 5. The role of transfer in SLA; 10. 6. The study: Design and data collection; 11. 7. Testing the Multiple Constraints Hypothesis: Data analysis and results; 12. 8. Concluding remarks; 13. Bibliography; 14. Name index; 15. Subject index
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Product details
ISBN
9789027203038
Published
2013-08-14
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Weight
735 gr
Height
245 mm
Width
174 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
300
Author