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This work presents a view of the phenomenon of native language influence in second language acquisition. The study of language tranfer has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. This book traces the conceptual history of language transfer from its early role within a contrastive analysis framework to its current position within universal grammar. The introduction presents a continuum of thought starting from the late 70s, a time in which major rethinking in the field regarding the concept of language transfer was beginning to take place, and continuing through to the present day in which language transfer is integrated within current concepts and theoretical models. The afterword unites the issues discussed in the book and allows the reader to place these issues in the context of future research.

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Author:   Susan M. Gass (Michigan State University and University of Michigan) ,  Larry Selinker (Michigan State University and University of Michigan)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Edition:   Revised edition
Volume:   5
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9789027224767

ISBN 10:   9027224765
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   29 October 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. List of Contributors; 2. Preface; 3. Introduction (by Gass, Susan M.); 4. A Role for the Mother Tongue (by Corder, S. Pit); 5. A New Account of Language Transfer (by Schachter, Jacquelyn); 6. Verification of Language Transfer (by Ard, Josh); 7. Nonobvious Transfer: On Predicting Epenthesis Errors (by Broselow, Ellen); 8. Language Transfer and the Acquisition of Pronominal Anaphora (by Gundel, Jeanette K.); 9. Transfer and Variability of Rhetorical Redundancy in Apachean English Interlanguage (by Bartelt, H. Guillermo); 10. Discourse Accent in Second Language Performance (by Scarcella, Robin C.); 11. Discourse Functions in Interlanguage Morphology (by Jordens, Peter); 12. Prior Linguistic Knowledge and the Conversation of the Learning Procedure: Grammaticality judgments of Unilingual and Multilingual Learners (by Zobl, Helmut); 13. Language Transfer And Fossilization: The Multiple Effects Principle (by Selinker, Larry); 14. Universal Grammar: Is it Just a New Name for Old Problems?; 15. Afterword

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