Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Variation.

This volume corrects the relative neglect in Second Language Acquisition studies of the quantitative study of language variation and provides insights into such issues as language transfer, acquisition through exposure, language universals, learner's age and so forth. These studies bolster the...

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Main Author: Bayley, Robert
Other Authors: Preston, Dennis R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1996
Series:Studies in bilingualism ; v. 10.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This volume corrects the relative neglect in Second Language Acquisition studies of the quantitative study of language variation and provides insights into such issues as language transfer, acquisition through exposure, language universals, learner's age and so forth. These studies bolster the idea that a full account of SLA development (and, hence, a "theory of SLA") must be built on not only detailed accounts of interlanguage data but also on a wide appeal to factors which govern the psycholinguistic bases of SLA. An important addition to the volume is a comprehensive guide to both the DOS an.
Physical Description:1 online resource (335 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027282774
9027282773
1556195443
9781556195440
1283222140
9781283222143
9786613222145
6613222143
ISSN:0928-1533 ;
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.