Title: Acquiring a Non-Native Phonology
Subtitle: Linguistic Constraints and Social Barriers
Published: 2006
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
http://www.continuumbooks.com
Author: Jette G. Hansen, University of Arizona
Hardback: ISBN: 0826468624 Pages: 288 Price: U.K. £ 75.00
Abstract:
This is a study of the phonological development of a family of L2 English learners. It is the first full-length book that focuses on a tightly-knit group of learners' acquisition of phonology over a longitudinal timeframe, and the first book to study both social and linguistic factors across that time period.
Jette G. Hansen analyses this data gathered from actual language learners in terms of recent theory, as well as challenging aspects of current thinking on the subject of second language acquisition. Acquiring a Non-Native Phonology therefore makes an important and original contribution to the field and provides an in-depth analysis and discussion of the developmental processes in acquiring a non-native sound system which has not previously been presented.
The book is aimed at academics interested in second language acquisition, and researchers studying phonology in general.
Linguistic Field(s):
Language Acquisition
Phonology
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