Language Processing and Second Language Development : Processability theory.
This book marks a new development in the field of second language acquisition research. It explores the way in which language processing mechanisms shape the course of language development. Language Processing and Second Language Development thus adds one major psychological component to the search...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam/Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1998
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| Series: | Studies in bilingualism ;
v. 15. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND SECOND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSABILITY THEORY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Preface: A brief overview; Chapter 1. Explanatory issues in SLA; Chapter 2. Language processing and language acquisition; Chapter 3. Processing procedures and the development of grammar; Chapter 4. Empirical and theoretical issues in processability theory; Chapter 5. Cross-linguistic validity and on-line evidence; Chapter 6. Hypothesis space; Chapter 7. Epilogue; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index.
