Child second language acquisition : a bi-directional study of English and Italian tense-aspect morphology / Sonia Rocca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rocca, Sonia.

Series:

Studies in bilingualism ; v. 35.

Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As one of the first books in child second language acquisition (SLA), this book focuses on the core area of tense-aspect morphology, reporting on three L1-Italian children learning L2 English vs. three L1-English children learning L2 Italian. An innovative longitudinal/bidirectional research design, where two languages represent both source and target, show effects of language transfer in learners that, because of their age, still have potential to become native-speakers of the target. An unusual feature of this book is that relevant studies of acquisition of L2 Italian, some heretofore only in Italian, are reviewed, incorporated into the study and made available to a more general audience. Though the main focus is on child SLA, crucial comparisons to both first language acquisition vs. adult SLA are presented. This approach will thus be of interest more generally to readers in first and second language acquisition and child development.

Contents:

Child Second Language Acquisition

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Dedication

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

1. THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO TENSE-ASPECT

2. THE ACQUISITION OF TENSE-ASPECT MORPHOLOGY

3. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES

4. ANALYSES AND RESULTS

5. GENERAL DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

SUBJECT INDEX

The series Studies in Bilingualism.

Notes:

Based on the author's doctoral dissertation--University of Edinburgh, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-235) and index.

ISBN:

9786612152535

9781282152533

128215253X

9789027291882

9027291888

OCLC:

647673116