Date: 11-Aug-2008 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: Current Trends in Child Second Language Acquisition: Haznedar, Gavruseva (Eds) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Current Trends in Child Second Language Acquisition
Subtitle: A generative perspective
Series Title: Language Acquisition and Language Disorders 46
Published: 2008
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Editor: Belma Haznedar
Editor: Elena Gavruseva
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027253071 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027253071 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Abstract:
This volume presents recent generative research on the nature of grammars of child second language (L2) acquirers -- a learner population whose exposure to an L2 occurs between the ages of 4 to 8. The main goal is to define child L2 acquisition in relation to other types of acquisition such as child monolingual and bilingual acquisition, adult L2 acquisition, and specific language impairment. This comparative perspective opens up new angles for the discussion of currently debated issues such as the role of Universal Grammar in constraining development, developmental sequences in L2, maturational influences on the 'growth' of grammar, critical period effects for different linguistic domains, initial state and ultimate attainment in relation to length of exposure, and L1-transfer in relation to age of onset. These issues are explored using longitudinal, cross-sectional, and experimental data from L2 children acquiring a range of languages, including Dutch, English, French, and Greek.
Linguistic Field(s):
Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
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