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Author: Mahmoud Hajjar Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1036400387 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 239
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This book addresses several issues that have been controversial in the literature surrounding second language (L2) acquisition, including the role that the first language (L1) plays in development, the ability of L2 learners to acquire properties of functional categories not realised in their L1, the nature of L2 development itself, and the extent to which such development is constrained by innate linguistic capacities (universal grammar). These issues are considered by investigating the acquisition of the English articles by speakers of an L1 that has an article system encoding definiteness (Arabic), and an L1 that lacks articles (Japanese), at different proficiency levels in English. Those who will find this book useful include policy makers in language education as well as students and their teachers. Researchers in the field of second language acquisition can benefit from reading this book to keep abreast of the latest developments in this area in the hope of stimulating further research.
Author: Mahmoud Hajjar Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1036400387 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 239
Book Description
This book addresses several issues that have been controversial in the literature surrounding second language (L2) acquisition, including the role that the first language (L1) plays in development, the ability of L2 learners to acquire properties of functional categories not realised in their L1, the nature of L2 development itself, and the extent to which such development is constrained by innate linguistic capacities (universal grammar). These issues are considered by investigating the acquisition of the English articles by speakers of an L1 that has an article system encoding definiteness (Arabic), and an L1 that lacks articles (Japanese), at different proficiency levels in English. Those who will find this book useful include policy makers in language education as well as students and their teachers. Researchers in the field of second language acquisition can benefit from reading this book to keep abreast of the latest developments in this area in the hope of stimulating further research.
Author: Viktoriia Donchuk Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3668240426 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 25
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Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Bremen, course: Key Topics in Linguistics: Analysing learner language, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the article system in interlanguage grammar focusing on Russian L1 teachers of English L2, whose native language lacks articles. Conclusions made would help teachers know the future steps to be taken in assisting students in becoming proficient in English and also to improve the proficiency of Russian L1 teachers of English L2, who usually do not have an opportunity to spend some time abroad. English possess overt system of articles (a/an, the). Although Russian does not employ article system, it will be argued that Russian definiteness and indefiniteness as semantic features are hidden in the syntax and lexis of this language. It will be hypothesized that Russian L1 teachers of English L2 will make articles substitution and omission errors, which are resulted from the first language interference (L1 transfer). It will be also suggested that as all the test participants belong to the advanced group of learners they will acquire articles in the following order Ø > a> the. These suggestions will further be supported empirically by a fill-in-the article task. It will be concluded that Russian L1 teachers of English L2 understand the system of the English articles fairly well, but due to their L1 transfer, which does not possess the system of articles they have trouble understanding how to use articles with abstract nouns or in the context of generalisation. Majority of test participants have made more than one articles substitution and omission errors.
Author: María del Pilar García Mayo Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing ISBN: 9027289115 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 286
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The studies in this collection address a topic that has recently become the focus of considerable interest in second language acquisition (SLA) research: the acquisition of articles. Languages appear to vary in whether they have articles (English, German, Norwegian do, but Chinese, Japanese, Russian do not). Languages that have articles also appear to divide into those that realise definiteness (e.g. English) and those that realise specificity (e.g. Samoan). When speakers of one type of language learn an L2 of a different type, issues of central concern to SLA research arise: the nature of L1 influence, the time course of development, ultimate attainment, the relationship between performance and competence, and the role of Universal Grammar. These issues are considered in nine studies, written by researchers whose work is at the forefront of enquiry, that offer new data, new perspectives and new insights into the way L2 speakers acquire articles.
Author: Dalila Ayoun Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027258392 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 296
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Gender as a morphosyntactic feature is arguably “an endlessly fascinating linguistic category” (Corbett 2014: 1). One may even say it is among “the most puzzling of the grammatical categories” (Corbett 1991: 1) that has raised probing questions from various theoretical and applied perspectives. Most languages display semantic and/or formal gender systems with various degrees of opacity and complexity, and even closely related languages present distinct differences, creating difficulties for second language learners. The first three chapters of this volume present critical reviews in three different areas – gender assignment in mixed noun phrases, subtle gentle biases and the gender acquisition in child and adult heritage speakers of Spanish – while the next six chapters present new empirical evidence in the acquisition of gender by bilingual children, adult L2/L3 learners and heritage speakers of various languages such as Italian, German, Dutch or Mandarin-Italian.
Author: Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9401206201 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 294
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The papers brought together in this volume explore, through corpus data, the link between contrastive and interlanguage analysis. Learner corpora are approached from a contrastive perspective, by comparing them with native corpora or corpus data produced by learners from other mother tongue backgrounds, or by combining them with contrastive data from multilingual (translation or comparable) corpora. The integration of these two frameworks, contrastive and learner corpus research, makes it possible to highlight crucial aspects of learner production, such as features of non-nativeness (errors, over- and underuse, unidiomatic expressions), including universal features of interlanguage, or more general issues like the question of transfer. The ten papers of this volume cover topics ranging from methodology to syntax (e.g. adverb placement, postverbal subjects), through lexis (collocations) and discourse (e.g. information packaging, thematic choice). The languages examined include English, Chinese, Dutch, French and Spanish. The book will be of interest to a wide array of readers, especially researchers in second language acquisition and contrastive linguistics, but also professionals working in foreign language teaching, such as language teachers, materials writers and language testers.
Author: Claire Lefebvre Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing ISBN: 9027253021 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 449
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In this volume, second language (L2) acquisition researchers and creolists engage in a dialogue, focusing on processes at work in L2 acquisition and creole genesis. The volume opens with an overview of the relationship between L2 acquisition and pidgins/creoles (Siegel). The first group of papers addresses current language contact at a societal or an individual level (Smith; Terrill and Dunn; Bruhn de Garavito and Atoche; Liceras et al.; Muller). The second section focuses on processes characterizing various stages of L2 acquisition and creole genesis: relexification and transfer from the L1 and their role in the initial state (Sprouse; Schwartz; Kouwenberg; Aboh; Ionin). Chapters in the third section discuss processes involved in developing grammars, namely, reanalysis and restructuring (Sanchez; Brousseau and Nikiema; Steele and Brousseau). The final section concentrates on fossilization and the end state (Cornips and Hulk; Montrul; Lardiere). Between them, the chapters cover lexical, morphological, phonological, semantic and syntactic properties of interlanguage grammars and creole grammars.
Author: Artur Swiateka Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1443858730 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 185
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This book presents a juxtaposition of studies conducted in different proficiency groups (elementary, intermediate and advanced) among Polish students studying English. The theoretical section of the book discusses all necessary theories, both from a diachronic and a synchronic perspective, related to the acquisition of the English article system in both L1 and L2. The empirical part of the book concerns the studies carried out among Polish study participants. The results of the studies indicate that L2 Polish users acquire the English article system better as their linguistic competences advance. These outcomes prove that L2 acquisition of the English article system is facilitated better in the advanced group of subjects in contrast to the least advanced group, which had tremendous difficulties with the acquisition and subsequent relevant use of the English article system.
Author: Neal Snape Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1137367075 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 246
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Exploring the canonical topics in second language acquisition, this book introduces different theoretical perspectives and explores the types of research carried out in the field. Individual chapters have been written so that they can stand alone, giving instructors and students total control over the pace and order of study, and the book is written in an accessible conversational style, inviting engagement with this dynamic topic. Second Language Acquisition: - Surveys key studies in the acquisition of morphology, syntax and phonology - Features a whole chapter dedicated to bilingualism, tying together two closely-linked fields - Examines the role and implications of pedagogy in language teaching contexts - Employs end-of-chapter questions, concept practice and suggestions for further reading to encourage deeper engagement with topic
Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317869249 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 417
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Understanding how people learn and fail to learn second and foreign languages is increasingly recognised as a critical social and psycholinguistic issue. Second languages are vitally important to diverse groups of people, ranging from refugees to college students facing foreign language requirements. This book provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults, emphasising the design and execution of appropriate research.
Author: Mahmoud Hajjar
Author: Mahmoud Hajjar
Author: Viktoriia Donchuk
Author: María del Pilar García Mayo
Author: John Hewson
Author: Dalila Ayoun
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Author: Claire Lefebvre
Author: Artur Swiateka
Author: Neal Snape
Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman