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Represents crosscurrents in second language acquisition and linguistic theory in several respects. The revised and updated papers covered in this volume formed the basis for a conference held at Stanford University at the Linguistic Institute during the summer of 1987.

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Author:   Thom Huebner (San José State University and Stanford University) ,  Charles A. Ferguson (San José State University and Stanford University)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   2
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9789027224637

ISBN 10:   9027224633
Pages:   435
Publication Date:   12 July 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. I. Overview; 3. Second language acquisition: litmus test for linguistic theory? (by Huebner, Thom); 4. Recent trends in syntactic theory (by Sells, Peter); 5. Typology/universals and second language acquisition (by Greenberg, Joseph H.); 6. II. From Theories to Hypothesis Testing; 7. Prosodic phonology: second language acquisition data as evidence in theoretical phonology (by Vogel, Irene); 8. Natural morphology: the organization of paradigms and language acquisition (by Bybee, Joan L.); 9. Typological text analysis: tense and aspects in creoles and second languages (by Myhill, John); 10. Relational grammar: L2 learning and the components of L1 knowledge (by Rosen, Carol); 11. Government-binding: parameter-setting in second language acquisition and implications for theoretical linguistics (by Klein, Wolfgang); 12. Functionalist linguistics: discourse structure and language processing in second language acquisition (by Cooreman, Ann); 13. Variation theory: implicational scaling and critical age limits in models of linguistic variation, acquisition and change (by Rickford, John R.); 14. III. From Data to Model Building; 15. Perception and production: the relevance of phonetic input to L2 phonological learning (by Flege, James Emil); 16. The teaching of intonation: classroom experiences to theoretical models (by Cessaris, Ann C.); 17. Developmental sequences: the emergence of aspect marking in second language acquisition (by Andersen, Roger W.); 18. Cross-generational bilingualism: theoretical implications of language attrition (by Silva-Corvalan, Carmen); 19. Modality and second language learning: a challenge for linguistic theory (by Dittmar, Norbert); 20. Narrative and description: temporal reference in second language acquisition (by Stutterheim, Christiane von); 21. Cross-linguistic comparisons: organizational principles in learner languages (by Perdue, Clive); 22. IV. Conclusions; 23. Currents between second language acquisition and linguistic theory (by Ferguson, Charles A.)

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