Utterance structure : (developing grammars again) / Wolfgang Klein and Clive Perdue ; in cooperation with Mary Carroll ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klein, Wolfgang, 1946 February 3-

Contributor:

Perdue, Clive.

Carroll, Mary.

European Science Foundation.

Series:

Studies in bilingualism ; v. 5.

Studies in bilingualism ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume presents the results of part of the ESF project 'Second language acquisition by adult immigrants'. The present study deals specifically with structure of utterances in learner varieties. The authors have attempted to find general principles which determine the form of utterances from the very beginning to relatively advanced stages. Chapter 1 and 2 provide the framework for the study and here the guiding hypotheses are sketched on the basis of a pilot analysis. The empirical part of the study is contained in Chapters 3-6, in which data are given for the acquisition of, respectively

Contents:

UTTERANCE STRUCTURE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Framework; 3. The acquisition of English; 4. The acquisition of German; 5. The acquisition of Dutch; 6. The acquisition of French; 7. Conclusions; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

"The present volume is based on a much longer report to the European Science Foundation, Second language acquisition by adult immigrants ..."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-347) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-22225-6

9786613222251

90-272-8288-9

OCLC:

742333684