Adult Language Acquisition: Volume 1, Field Methods: Cross-Linguistic Perspectives - Couverture rigide

 
9780521417082: Adult Language Acquisition: Volume 1, Field Methods: Cross-Linguistic Perspectives

Synopsis

Crosslinguistic investigation of adult second language acquisition in a new social environment.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

These two volumes present the methodology and results of an international research project on second language acquisition by adult immigrants. This project went beyond other studies in at least three respects: in the number of languages studied simultaneously; in the organisation of co-ordinated longitudinal studies in different linguistic environments; and in the type and range of linguistic phenomena investigated. It placed the study of second languages and inter-ethnic discourse on a firm empirical footing. Volume 1 explains and evaluates the research design adopted for the project. Volume 2 summarises the cross-linguistic results, under two main headings: native/non-native speaker interaction, and language production. Together they present the reader with a complete research procedure, and in doing so, make explicit the links between research questions, methodology, and results.

Revue de presse

"All in all, this was clearly a valuable project whose results will be referred to widely. The two volumes will be of particular interest to acquisition researchers working within a functional framework." Canadian Journal of Linguistics

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