Second Language Writing Systems - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853597937 ISBN 13 : 9781853597930

Editeur : Multilingual Matters, 2005

Synopsis

This book looks at how people learn and use a 2nd language writing system, arguing that they are affected by characteristics of the 1st and 2nd writing systems, to a certain extent independently of the languages involved.It presents the effects of writing systems on language reading and writing and on language awareness.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Vivian Cook, who sadly passed away before his chapter in this volume appeared, was a British linguist who was Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University. He was renowned for his work on second language acquisition and second language teaching, and for writing successful textbooks and popular books about linguistics. He worked on a number of topics such as bilingualism, EFL (English as a foreign language), first language acquisition, second language teaching, linguistics, and the English writing system. He published more than 20 books and 100 papers across seven decades. He was founder and first President of the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA), and co-founder of the Oxford University Press journal Writing Systems Research. He died on December 15, 2021, at the age of 81. Vivian will be profoundly missed by his colleagues and students.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Multilingual Matters
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853597937
• ISBN 13: 9781853597930
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Éditeur: Cook Vivian, Bassetti Benedetta
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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