Interpretation of english reflexives by child and adult L2 learners / by Amer Al Kafri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kafri, Amer Al.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language.

English language--Reflexives.

Language and languages--Grammars.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 199 p.) : ill., graphs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book casts new light on the debate of adult L2 learners’ access to Universal Grammar (UG) by comparing the performance of adult L2 learners with that of child L2 learners. The study in this book compares Arabic- and Chinese-speaking child and adult L2 learners’ acquisition of English reflexives, particularly concentrating on the differences between child and adult L2 learners in terms of their a) acquisition of the local binding of English reflexives, b) obedience of UG constraints on re.

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSI

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

APPENDIX C

APPENDIX D

APPENDIX E

APPENDIX F

APPENDIX G

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 15, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4438-5009-8

OCLC:

855505125