LINGUIST List 22.299 Mon Jan 17 2011 Books: Applied Linguistics/Language Acquisition: Mansouri (Ed) Editor for this issue: Fatemeh Abdollahi <fatemehlinguistlist.org> Links to the websites of all LINGUIST's supporting publishers are available at the end of this issue. Directory         1.     Chris Humphrey , Second Language Acquisition Research: Mansouri (Ed) Message 1: Second Language Acquisition Research: Mansouri (Ed) Date: 23-Dec-2010 From: Chris Humphrey <chumphreyc-s-p.org> Subject: Second Language Acquisition Research: Mansouri (Ed) E-mail this message to a friend Title: Second Language Acquisition Research Subtitle: Theory-Construction and Testing Published: 2010 Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing                 http://www.c-s-p.org Editor: Fethi Mansouri Paperback: ISBN: 9781443800440 Pages: 267 Price: U.K. £ 19.99 Abstract: There is a growing interest in second language acquisition (SLA) research in interdisciplinary approaches as that are by theoretical as much as practical need of understanding language learning and performance. Intellectually, second language acquisition research is now a recognised independent field of academic inquiry concerned with cognitive, psychological, social and pragmatic aspects of the phenomenon of second language development. SLA research tends to be both highly theoretical and experimental and as such lends itself well to the rigour of scientific research. It is in this context that the use of well articulated theories and concepts is increasingly seen as an essential research and 'thinking' tool for understanding and conducting SLA research. Processability Theory (Pienemann 1998) is one of the more prominent theories that have been applied across a number of second languages. The logic underlying Processability Theory is that at any stage during the developmental process, the learner can produce and comprehend only those target language linguistic forms which the current state of the language processor (i.e. the learner language) can handle. It is therefore crucial to understand the architecture of the language processor and the way in which it handles second language development. The chapters included in this book will report on the various technical and theoretical aspects of experimental SLA research across a number of typologically different languages. The book includes detailed chapters outlining the key theoretical claims and methodological requirements underpinning this kind of SLA research. Many of the subsequent chapters report Processability Theory-related studies to the wider field of SLA research. Though the emphasis is on cross-linguistic experimental research undertaken within the parameters of Processability Theory, the book nevertheless sheds the light on the nexus between bilingualism and theory-driven second language acquisition research. Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics                             Language Acquisition Written In: English (eng ) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=52483 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue -------------------------- Major Supporters -------------------------- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd http://www.continuumbooks.com De Gruyter Mouton http://www.degruyter.com/mouton Edinburgh University Press http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/ Elsevier Ltd http://www.elsevier.com/linguistics Equinox Publishing Ltd http://www.equinoxpub.com/ John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/ Lincom GmbH http://www.lincom.eu Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/ Palgrave Macmillan http://www.palgrave.com ---------------------- Other Supporting Publishers ---------------------- Page Updated: 17-Jan-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.