Comparative Perspectives On Language Acquisition
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Author |
: Marzena Watorek |
Publisher |
: Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages |
: 625 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847696038 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847696031 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Comparative Perspectives on Language Acquisition by : Marzena Watorek
This volume aims to provide a broad view of second language acquisition, from initial to final stages. It does this within a comparative perspective that addresses results concerning adult and child learners across a variety of source and target languages, in order to assess the relative weight of cognitive and typological determinants during language learning.
Author |
: Marzena Watorek |
Publisher |
: Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages |
: 625 |
Release |
: 2012-01-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847696052 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847696058 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Comparative Perspectives on Language Acquisition by : Marzena Watorek
This volume aims to provide a broad view of second language acquisition within a comparative perspective that addresses results concerning adult and child learners across a variety of source and target languages. It brings together contributions at the forefront of language acquisition research that consider a wide range of open questions: What are the precise mechanisms underlying acquisition? How can we characterize learners’ initial state and predict their degree of final achievement? What role do specific (typological) properties of source and target languages play? How does fossilization occur? How does the relative complexity of cognitive systems in adult and child learners affect acquisition? Does language learning influence cognitive organization? Can language learning shed light on our general understanding of human language and language processing?
Author |
: Caroline F. Rowland |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Total Pages |
: 342 |
Release |
: 2020-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027261007 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027261008 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Current Perspectives on Child Language Acquisition by : Caroline F. Rowland
In recent years the field has seen an increasing realisation that the full complexity of language acquisition demands theories that (a) explain how children integrate information from multiple sources in the environment, (b) build linguistic representations at a number of different levels, and (c) learn how to combine these representations in order to communicate effectively. These new findings have stimulated new theoretical perspectives that are more centered on explaining learning as a complex dynamic interaction between the child and her environment. This book is the first attempt to bring some of these new perspectives together in one place. It is a collection of essays written by a group of researchers who all take an approach centered on child-environment interaction, and all of whom have been influenced by the work of Elena Lieven, to whom this collection is dedicated.
Author |
: Belma Haznedar |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027253071 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027253072 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Current Trends in Child Second Language Acquisition by : Belma Haznedar
This volume presents recent generative research on the nature of grammars of child second language (L2) acquirers -- a learner population whose exposure to an L2 occurs between the ages of 4 to 8. The main goal is to define child L2 acquisition in relation to other types of acquisition such as child monolingual and bilingual acquisition, adult L2 acquisition, and specific language impairment. This comparative perspective opens up new angles for the discussion of currently debated issues such as the role of Universal Grammar in constraining development, developmental sequences in L2, maturational influences on the 'growth' of grammar, critical period effects for different linguistic domains, initial state and ultimate attainment in relation to length of exposure, and L1-transfer in relation to age of onset. These issues are explored using longitudinal, cross-sectional, and experimental data from L2 children acquiring a range of languages, including Dutch, English, French, and Greek.
Author |
: Paul Bloom |
Publisher |
: Bradford Books |
Total Pages |
: 622 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0262521873 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780262521871 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language Acquisition by : Paul Bloom
Language Acquisition offers, in one convenient reader, work by the most outstanding researchers in each field and is intended as a snapshot of the sort of theory and research taking place in language acquisition in the 1990s. All of the articles and chapters were chosen to reflect topics and debates of current interest, and all take an interdisciplinary approach to language development, relating the study of how a child comes to possess a language to issues within linguistics, computational theory, biology, social cognition, and comparative psychology. While there are several introductory texts on language development, and countless collections of articles, thisscientists are asking about language acquisition, the important experimental findings, and the key theoretical debates, suitable for students at advanced levels and scholars with a range of different perspectives and interests. The readings are organized into six sections: - the onset of language development, - word learning, - syntax and semantics, - morphology, - acquisition in special circumstances, and - alternative perspectives. Each section serves as an introduction to a specific area and provides sufficient background for further reading. Contributors: Dare A. Baldwin. Paul Bloom. Melissa Bowerman. Kathie L. Carpenter. Eve V. Clark. Stephen Crain. Richard F. Cromer. Anne Fernald. Lila Gleitman. Richard Goldberg. Susan Goldin-Meadow. Peter Gordon. Jess Gropen. Michelle Hollander. Janellen Huttenlocher. Annette Karmiloff-Smith. Ellen M.Markman. Peter Marler. Jay L. McClelland. Carolyn Mylander. Elissa L. Newport. Laura Ann Petitto. Steven Pinker. David E. Rumelhart. Patricia Smiley. A Bradford Book
Author |
: Maya Hickmann |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Total Pages |
: 456 |
Release |
: 2018-02-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027265326 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027265321 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sources of Variation in First Language Acquisition by : Maya Hickmann
Developmental research has long focused on regularities in language acquisition, minimizing factors that might be responsible for variation. Although researchers are now increasingly concerned with one or another of these factors, this volume brings together research on three different sources of variation: language-specific properties, the nature of the input to children across contexts, and several aspects of the learners themselves. Chapters explore these sources of variation within an interdisciplinary and comparative approach allying theories and methodologies stemming from linguistics, psycholinguistics, developmental psychology, and neuroscience. The comparative perspective involves different languages, contexts of use, types of learners (first/second language acquisition, monolingual/bilingual learners, autism, language impairment), as well as vocal and visuo-gestural communicative modalities (co-verbal gestures, sign language acquisition). The volume points to the need to enhance interdisciplinary research using complementary methodologies to further examine sources of variation and to integrate variation into a more general developmental theory.
Author |
: Teun Hoekstra |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 415 |
Release |
: 1994-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027281753 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027281750 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language Acquisition Studies in Generative Grammar by : Teun Hoekstra
This is a collection of essays on the native and non-native acquisition of syntax within the Principles and Parameters framework. In line with current methodology in the study of adult grammars, language acquisition is studied here from a comparative perspective. The unifying theme is the issue of the 'initial state' of grammatical knowledge: For native language, the important controversy is that between the Continuity approach, which holds that Universal Grammar is essentially constant throughout development, and the Maturation approach, which maintains that portions of UG are subject to maturation. For non-native language, the theme of initial states concerns the extent of native-grammar influence. Different views regarding the continuity question are defended in the papers on first language acquisition. Evidence from the acquisition of, inter alia, Bernese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian and Japanese, is brought to bear on issues pertaining to clause structure, null subjects, verb position, negation, Case marking, modality, non-finite sentences, root questions, long-distance questions and scrambling. The views defended on the initial state of (adult) second language acquisition also differ: from complete L1 influence to different versions of partial L1 influence. While the target language is German in these studies, the native language varies: Korean, Spanish and Turkish. Analyses invoke UG principles to account for verb placement, null subjects, verbal morphology and Case marking. Though many issues remain, the volume highlights the growing ties between formal linguistics and language acquisition research. Such an approach provides the foundation for asking the right questions and putting them to empirical test.
Author |
: Luigi Rizzi |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 455 |
Release |
: 2003-09-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134608263 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134608268 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Comparative Syntax and Language Acquisition by : Luigi Rizzi
In this collection of essays, the author addresses the central issues in syntax theory, comparative syntax and the theoretically conscious study of language acquisition. Key topics are explored, including the properties of null elements and the theory of parameters. Some of the essays presented here have been highly influential in their field, while others are published for the first time.
Author |
: Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2020-01-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789402419320 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9402419322 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis New Trends in Language Acquisition Within the Generative Perspective by : Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes
This book presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art treatment of the acquisition of Indo- and Non-Indo-European languages in various contexts, such as L1, L2, L3/Ln, bi/multilingual, heritage languages, pathology as well as language impairment, and sign language acquisition. The book explores a broad mix of methodologies and issues in contemporary research. The text presents original research from several different perspectives, and provides a basis for dialogue between researchers working on diverse projects with the aim of furthering our understanding of how languages are acquired. The book proposes and refines new theoretical constructs, e.g. regarding the complexity of linguistic features as a relevant factor forming children’s, adults’ and bilingual individuals’ acquisition of morphological, syntactic, discursive, pragmatic, lexical and phonological structures. It appeals to students, researchers, and professionals in the field.
Author |
: Camilla Bardel |
Publisher |
: Language Science Press |
Total Pages |
: 276 |
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: |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783961102808 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3961102805 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Third language acquisition by : Camilla Bardel
This book deals with the phenomenon of third language (L3) acquisition. As a research field, L3 acquisition is established as a branch of multilingualism that is concerned with how multilinguals learn additional languages and the role that their multilingual background plays in the process of language learning. The volume points out some current directions in this particular research area with a number of studies that reveal the complexity of multilingual language learning and its typical variation and dynamics. The eight studies gathered in the book represent a wide range of theoretical positions and offer empirical evidence from learners belonging to different age groups, and with varying levels of proficiency in the target language, as well as in other non-native languages belonging to the learner’s repertoire. Diverse linguistic phenomena and language combinations are viewed from a perspective where all previously acquired languages have a potential role to play in the process of learning a new language. In the six empirical studies, contexts of language learning in school or at university level constitute the main outlet for data collection. These studies involve several language backgrounds and language combinations and focus on various linguistic features. The specific target languages in the empirical studies are English, French and Italian. The volume also includes two theoretical chapters. The first one conceptualizes and describes the different types of multilingual language learning investigated in the volume: i) third or additional language learning by learners who are bilinguals from an early age, and ii) third or additional language learning by people who have previous experience of one or more non-native languages learned after the critical period. In particular, issues related to the roles played by age and proficiency in multilingual acquisition are discussed. The other theoretical chapter conceptualizes the grammatical category of aspect, reviewing previous studies on second and third language acquisition of aspect. Different models for L3 learning and their relevance and implications for representations of aspect and for potential differences in the processing of second and third language acquisition are also examined in this chapter. As a whole, the book presents current research into third or additional language learning by young learners or adults, considering some of the most important factors for the complex process of multilingual language learning: the age of onset of the additional language and that of previously acquired languages, social and affective factors, instruction, language proficiency and literacy, the typology of the background languages and the role they play in shaping syntax, lexicon, and other components of a L3. The idea for this book emanates from the symposium Multilingualism, language proficiency and age, organized by Camilla Bardel and Laura Sánchez at Stockholm University, Department of Language Education, in December 2016.