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First Language Acquisition and First Language Attrition: Parallels and Divergences - Couverture souple

Keijzer, Merel

 
9783838330907: First Language Acquisition and First Language Attrition: Parallels and Divergences
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838330900 ISBN 13 : 9783838330907
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Linguists have always been interested in studying imperfect language systems, such as child language or the grammar of second language learners, because it is only when 'things are not quite right' that we can see how language must be organized in the brain. In more recent years, studies have tried to uncover similarities and divergences between various of these fluctuating language systems in an attempt to find out more about the mystery that is language. This book fits in that tradition. It compares the Dutch first language acquisition of children with the non-pathological language attrition of Dutch emigrants in Anglophone Canada, with a focus on morphology and syntax. In particular, it seeks to answer the question whether language loss in emigrants follows the reverse pattern of language acquisition in children, i.e. whether language attrition is the mirror image of language acquisition. This work is of interest to anyone who wants to know more about language systems in flux and in particular to those interested in first and second language acquisition, language attrition, multilingualism and language change.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Linguists have always been interested in studying imperfect language systems, such as child language or the grammar of second language learners, because it is only when 'things are not quite right' that we can see how language must be organized in the brain. In more recent years, studies have tried to uncover similarities and divergences between various of these fluctuating language systems in an attempt to find out more about the mystery that is language. This book fits in that tradition. It compares the Dutch first language acquisition of children with the non-pathological language attrition of Dutch emigrants in Anglophone Canada, with a focus on morphology and syntax. In particular, it seeks to answer the question whether language loss in emigrants follows the reverse pattern of language acquisition in children, i.e. whether language attrition is the mirror image of language acquisition. This work is of interest to anyone who wants to know more about language systems in flux and in particular to those interested in first and second language acquisition, language attrition, multilingualism and language change.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Merel C.J. Keijzer: Studied English Language and Culture at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where she also obtained her PhD degree on the topic of language attrition. She is currently assistant professor in the Department of Modern Languages of Utrecht University.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838330900
ISBN 13 
9783838330907
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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