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Author : Ursula Kania
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783823380689
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Acquisition and Use of Yes-no Questions in English written by Ursula Kania and published by . This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ursula Kania
Publisher : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3823390686
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (233 download)
Download or read book The Acquisition and Use of Yes-no Questions in English written by Ursula Kania and published by Narr Francke Attempto Verlag. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph offers a comprehensive account of the L1-acquisition and use of yes-no questions in English from a usage-based, construction grammar perspective. On the basis of the BNC and a high-density, longitudinal CHILDES corpus, the book explores two issues which have largely been neglected in previous research: 1. the prevalence of non-canonical questions (such as elliptical and declarative questions) in adult-to-adult as well as child(-directed) speech and the L1-acquisition of these structures. 2. The discourse-functional properties of both canonical and non-canonical yes-no questions, especially with regard to their influence on the acquisition process.
Author : Misha Becker
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262043580
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Language Acquisition and Development written by Misha Becker and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar–based approaches. How children acquire language so quickly, easily, and uniformly is one of the great mysteries of the human experience. The theory of Universal Grammar suggests that one reason for the relative ease of early language acquisition is that children are born with a predisposition to create a grammar. This textbook offers an introduction to the study of children's acquisition and development of language from a generative/universal grammar–based theoretical perspective, providing comprehensive coverage of children's acquisition while presenting core concepts crucial to understanding generative linguistics more broadly. After laying the theoretical groundwork, including consideration of alternative frameworks, the book explores the development of the sound system of language—children's perception and production of speech sound; examines how words are learned (lexical semantics) and how words are formed (morphology); investigates sentence structure (syntax), including argument structure, functional structure, and tense; considers such “nontypical” circumstances as acquiring a first language past infancy and early childhood, without the abilities to hear or see, and with certain cognitive disorders; and studies bilingual language acquisition, both simultaneously and in sequence. Each chapter offers a summary section, suggestions for further reading, and exercises designed to test students' understanding of the material and provide opportunities to practice analyzing children's language. Appendixes provide charts of the International Phonetic Alphabet (with links to websites that allow students to listen to the sounds associated with these symbols) and a summary of selected experimental methodologies.
Author : Lourdes Ortega
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1626163243
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (261 download)
Download or read book The Usage-based Study of Language Learning and Multilingualism written by Lourdes Ortega and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Usage-based linguistics, which is currently very popular, bases its understanding of language on two key points: Languages are cognitive-social constructs (i.e., learned vs genetically endowed), and, in order for communication and meaning to happen, speakers must find a way to meet/understand each other, overcoming various differences (lexicon, social, register, etc.) to arrive there. In this book, high-level contributors combine research from various usage-based perspectives to explore these questions: How do proficient speakers accomplish 'mental contact' or communication through the available semiotic linguistic resources they share with other members of their discourse community? How do young children learn to accomplish this? And how do speakers of multiple languages learn to accomplish this across languages?
Author : Dan Isaac Slobin
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1317785843
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition written by Dan Isaac Slobin and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extending the tradition of this series, which has become a standard reference work in language acquisition, this volume contains chapters on seven more languages, including a section on ergative languages. Languages in this volume include: Georgian; Greenlandic; K'iche Mayan; Warlpiri; Mandarin; Scandinavian and Sesotho.
Author : Lisa Lai Shen Cheng
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780815328872
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (288 download)
Download or read book On the Typology of Wh-questions written by Lisa Lai Shen Cheng and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1997 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an explanation for a long-standing question in the typological distinction among languages with respect to formation of interrogatives which use questions words such as "who" and "what." Proposes that the availability of question particles and the properties of question words contribute to the typological distinctions found, and argues that the availability of question particles correlates with the lack of fronting of question words. Of interest to scholars working on interrogatives, syntactic theory, comparative syntax, Chinese syntax, and typology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Ayşe Gürel
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027267073
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Second Language Acquisition of Turkish written by Ayşe Gürel and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the findings of current studies on the second language (L2) acquisition of Turkish, an Altaic language with more than 140 million native speakers around the world. There is now a growing interest in learning and teaching Turkish as an L2, both in and outside Turkey. Coordinated efforts to produce theoretical and empirical work on the acquisition and teaching of L2 Turkish are therefore an urgent need. The compilation in this volume offers eleven L2 studies that explore the representation and/or processing of various linguistic properties in different domains of grammar (phonology, morpho-syntax, pragmatics) and their interfaces. All studies involve adult L2 Turkish learners with various first-language backgrounds at different proficiency levels. With extensive discussions on theoretical and pedagogical issues, this title will appeal to an international readership that includes L2 Turkish researchers, materials designers, and teachers.
Author : Máire Owens
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853591136
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (911 download)
Download or read book The Acquisition of Irish written by Máire Owens and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1992 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the growth of the Irish language in Belfast today. The reader is invited to take a close look at a unique vibrant speech community in Belfast. During the 1960's, its members took an important step, when they determined to create an environment wherein they could raise their children as Irish speakers. The success of the initiative is most clearly evidenced by the steady diffusion of bilingualism throughout surrounding neighbourhoods.
Author : Susan H. Foster
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317869397
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book The Communicative Competence of Young Children written by Susan H. Foster and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How children first acquire language is one of the central issues in linguistics. This book draws on a wide range of research, including work in developmental psychology, anthropology and sociology, to explore the processes behind child language acquisition to the preschool period.
Author : Susan M. Gass
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136488790
Total Pages : 810 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)
Download or read book Second Language Acquisition written by Susan M. Gass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in a fourth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Its chapters have been fully updated, and reorganized where appropriate, to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the field and its related disciplines. To reflect current developments, new sections on using learner corpora, semantics and morphosyntax (within formal approaches to SLA), sociocultural approaches, gesture, priming research, and chaos theory have been added. Students will also find expanded discussions of heritage language learning, bilingualism, pragmatics, and much more. The redesigned fourth edition of Second Language Acquisition retains the features that students found useful in the current edition but also provides new pedagogical tools that encourage students to reflect upon the experiences of second language learners. As with previous editions, discussion questions and problems at the end of each chapter help students apply their knowledge, and a glossary defines and reinforces must-know terminology. This clearly-written, comprehensive, and current textbook, by expert Sue Gass, is the ideal textbook for the introductory SLA course in second language studies, applied linguistics, linguistics, TESOL, and language education programs.
Author : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Institute for Child Behavior and Development
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Syntactic Structures in the Language of Deaf Children written by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Institute for Child Behavior and Development and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elma Blom
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027287953
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research written by Elma Blom and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research provides students and researchers interested in language acquisition with comprehensible and practical information on the most frequently used methods in language acquisition research. It includes contributions on first and child/adult second language learners, language-impaired children, and on the acquisition of both spoken and signed language. Part I discusses specific experimental methods, explaining the rationale behind each one, and providing an overview of potential participants, the procedure and data-analysis, as well as advantages and disadvantages and dos and don’ts. Part II focuses on comparisons across groups, addressing the theoretical, applied and methodological issues involved in such comparative work. This book will not only be of use to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, but also to any scholars wishing to learn more about a particular research method. It is suitable as a textbook in postgraduate programs in the fields of linguistics, education and psychology.
Author : Eve V. Clark
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316546322
Total Pages : 591 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)
Download or read book First Language Acquisition written by Eve V. Clark and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do young children learn language? When does this process start? What does language acquisition involve? Children are exposed to language from birth, surrounded by knowledgeable speakers who offer feedback and provide extensive practice every day. Through conversation and joint activities, children master the language being used around them. This fully revised third edition of Eve V. Clark's bestselling textbook offers comprehensive coverage of language acquisition, from a baby's first sounds to a child's increasing skill in negotiating, explaining and entertaining with language. This book, drawing together the most recent findings in the field, and illustrated with examples from a wide range of experimental and observational studies, including the author's own diary observations, presents an essential and comprehensive guide to first language acquisition. It will be fascinating reading for students of linguistics, developmental psychology and cognitive science.
Author : Julia D. Barnes
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1788920260
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)
Download or read book Early Trilingualism written by Julia D. Barnes and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2006-01-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes how a trilingual child in the Basque Country, where Spanish and Basque are the languages of the community, is able to successfully acquire English at home through interaction with her mother. It focuses on her acquisition of the form and function of English questions.
Author : Adrian Akmajian
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262511230
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Linguistics written by Adrian Akmajian and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linguistics: an introduction to language and communication.
Author : Kenneth Hyltenstam
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9780905028415
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (284 download)
Download or read book Modelling and Assessing Second Language Acquisition written by Kenneth Hyltenstam and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1985 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book forms an invaluable reference work for all teachers of second languages and researchers in the field of L2 acquisition. It discusses the contribution that modern research into L2 acquisition makes to the curriculum development process. It also provides the reader with arguments for and against the various approaches to teaching.
Author : Kenneth Wexler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027224722
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Language Acquisition Studies in Generative Grammar written by Kenneth Wexler and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of essays on the native and non-native acquisition of syntax within the Principles and Parameters framework. In line with current methodology in the study of adult grammars, language acquisition is studied here from a comparative perspective. The unifying theme is the issue of the 'initial state' of grammatical knowledge: For native language, the important controversy is that between the Continuity approach, which holds that Universal Grammar is essentially constant throughout development, and the Maturation approach, which maintains that portions of UG are subject to maturation. For non-native language, the theme of initial states concerns the extent of native-grammar influence.Different views regarding the continuity question are defended in the papers on first language acquisition. Evidence from the acquisition of, inter alia, Bernese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian and Japanese, is brought to bear on issues pertaining to clause structure, null subjects, verb position, negation, Case marking, modality, non-finite sentences, root questions, long-distance questions and scrambling.The views defended on the initial state of (adult) second language acquisition also differ: from complete L1 influence to different versions of partial L1 influence. While the target language is German in these studies, the native language varies: Korean, Spanish and Turkish. Analyses invoke UG principles to account for verb placement, null subjects, verbal morphology and Case marking.Though many issues remain, the volume highlights the growing ties between formal linguistics and language acquisition research. Such an approach provides the foundation for asking the right questions and putting them to empirical test.
