Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition

By: Susan M. Gass (Editor), Jacquelyn Schachter (Editor)

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Paperback | 12 March 1990

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The author shows how similarities and differences between languages can influence grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation acquisition. The paperback edition is a collection of original essays that approaches second language acquisition from a linguistic rather than a sociological, psychological, or purely pedagogical perspective. A wide range of viewpoints and approaches is represented. However, all authors agree on the fundamental importance of linguistic theory in the study of second language acquisition. Few works have explored in depth how a second language is acquired and what the second language learner must do mentally to achieve proficiency in another language. The essays in this book provide an incisive analysis of these questions. For greater accessibility, the chapters are arranged topically from those covering the broad area of theories of acquisition to those focusing specifically on syntax, semantics, pragmatics, lexicon, and phonology in another language.

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Non-Fiction Language & Linguistics Linguistics Psycholinguistics Language Learning & Teaching Teaching English (ELT)ELT Learning Material & Coursework ELT Background & Reference Material ELT Teaching Theory & Methods Applied Linguistics for ELT

Introduction
Theories of Acquisition
Second language acquisition theory: the case for a generative perspective
What is the logical problem of foreign language learning
Syntax
Testing a proposed universal
The role of the head-initial/head-final parameter in the acquisition of English relative clauses by adult Spanish and Japanese speakers
On some properties of the 'pro-drop' parameter: looking for missing subjects in non-native Spanish
The adjacency condition on case assignment: do L2 learners observe the Subset Principle
Semantics/Pragmatics
Interlanguage and pragmatic word order
How do learners resolve linguistic conflicts
Lexicon
Canonical typoligical structures and ergativity in English L2 acquisition
Semantic theory and L2 lexical development
Phonology
A constructivist perspective on non-native phonology
Stress assignment in interlanguage phonology: an analysis of the stress system of Spanish speakers learning English
Index
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