| Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition Contributor(s): Gass, Susan M. (Editor), Schachter, Jacquelyn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521378117 ISBN-13: 9780521378116 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $65.03 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1989 Annotation: Second language acquisition is one of the fastest growing disciplines within linguistics, yet few works have explored 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, written by scholars in the field of linguistics, provide an incisive analysis of these questions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 418.007 |
| LCCN: 89000451 |
| Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.08" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume explores how a second language is acquired and what learners must do in order to achieve proficiency. 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. The essays in this book provide an incisive analysis of how a second language is acquired and what the second language learner must do mentally to achieve proficiency in another language. 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. |
