Acquiring a non-native phonology : linguistic constraints and social barriers / Jette G. Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hansen Edwards, Jette, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition--Case studies.

Second language acquisition.

Second language acquisition--Sex differences--Case studies.

English language--Acquisition--Case studies.

English language.

English language--Phonology--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY, USA : Continuum, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 the light 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 contributio

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Investigating L2 Phonology; 3 Researching the Nguyen Family; 4 Acquiring a Non-native Syllable Structure; 5 Linguistic and Task Constraints; 6 Social Barriers; 7 A Unified Approach; 8 Conclusions; References; Appendices; Indexes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [168]-176) and index.

ISBN:

9780826468624

9786611298968

9781474212106

1474212107

9781281298966

1281298964

9781441140586

1441140581

9781847142986

1847142982

OCLC:

290576146