Cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, and foreign language teaching / edited by Michel Achard and Susanne Niemeier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Achard, Michel, 1959-

Niemeier, Susanne, 1960-

Series:

Studies on language acquisition ; 18.

Studies on language acquisition ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Language and languages.

Second language acquisition.

Cognitive grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

2004

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of twelve papers demonstrates that the concepts developed within the Cognitive Linguistics movement afford an insightful perspective on several important areas of second language acquisition and pedagogy.In the first part of the book, three papers show how three Cognitive Linguistics constructs provide a useful theoretical frame within which second language acquisition data can be analyzed. First, Talmy's typology of motion events is argued to constitute the base relative to which acquisition discrepancies in motion events are most valuably investigated. Secondly, the notion of "construction" is invoked in order to account for systematic differences between the native and non-native speakers' use of the English verb get. Finally, frequency and similarity effects are shown to play a crucial part in the learning of prepositions in a second language.The second part of the book shows that the key concepts commonly invoked in Cognitive Linguistics analyses allow language teachers to insightfully structure the presentation of problematic material in the foreign language classroom. These concepts include among others polysemy, the figure/ground gestalt, the usage-based conception of grammar, the radial organization of categories, metaphors, and cultural scripts. The Cognitive Linguistics paradigm has already shown itsviability to analyze a wide array of linguistic phenomena.This book establishes its relevance in the areas of second language acquisition and language pedagogy. Its intended public is composed of Cognitive Linguists, Second Language Acquisition specialists, as well as foreign language pedagogy researchers, instructors, and students.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Cognitive Linguistics, Language Acquisition, and Pedagogy

Expressing Motion Events in a Second Language: a Cognitive Typological Perspective

Construal, Convention, and Constructions in L2 Speech

Input Versus Transfer? - The Role of Frequency and Similarity in the Acquisition of L2 Prepositions

Linguistic and Cultural Relativity - Reconsidered for the Foreign Language Classroom

The Figure / Ground Gestalt and Language Teaching Methodology

"Cultural Scripts": a New Medium for Ethnopragmatic Instruction

Grammatical Instruction in the Natural Approach: a Cognitive Grammar View

Teaching Temporal Connectors and their Prototypical Non-temporal Extensions

Expanding Learners' Vocabulary Through Metaphor Awareness: What Expansion, What Learners, What Vocabulary?

A Cognitive Linguistic View of Polysemy in English and its Implications for Teaching

Applying Cognitive Linguistics to Pedagogical Grammar: The Case of Over

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612194900

9781282194908

1282194909

9783110199857

3110199858

OCLC:

435493445