Crosscurrents in second language acquisition and linguistic theories / edited by Thom Huebner and Charles A. Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Huebner, Thom.

Ferguson, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1921-1998.

Stanford Linguistics Association.

Series:

Language acquisition & language disorders ; v. 2.

Language acquisition & language disorders, 0925-0123 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition--Congresses.

Second language acquisition.

Linguistics--Congresses.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Other Title:

SLA and linguistic theories

SLA and linguistic theories.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The term "crosscurrent" is defined as "a current flowing counter to another." This volume represents crosscurrents in second language acquisition and linguistic theory in several respects. First, although the main currents running between linguistics and second language acquisition have traditionally flowed from theory to application, equally important contributions can be made in the other direction as well. Second, although there is a strong tendency in the field of linguistics to see "theorists" working within formal models of syntax, SLA research can contribute to linguistic theory more br

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; I. Overviews; Second language acquisition: litmus test for linguistic theory?; Recent trends in syntactic theory; Typology/universals and second language acquisition; II. From Theories to Hypothesis Testing; Prosodic phonology: second language acquisition data as evidence intheoretical phonology; Natural morphology: the organization of paradigms and languageacquisition; Typological text analysis: tense and aspect in creoles and secondlanguages; Relational grammar: L2 learning and the components of L1knowledge

Government-binding: parameter-setting in second languageacquisitionSLA theory: prolegomena to a theory of language acquisition andimplications for theoretical linguistics; Functionalist linguistics: discourse structure and language processingin second language acquisition; Variation theory: implicational scaling and critical age limits inmodels of linguistic variation, acquisition and change; III. From Data to Model Building; Perception and production: the relevance of phonetic input to L2phonological learning; The teaching of intonation: classroom experiences to theoreticalmodels

Developmental sequences: the emergence of aspect marking insecond language acquisitionCross-generational bilingualism: theoretical implications of languageattrition; Modality and second language learning: a challenge for linguistictheory; Narrative and description: temporal reference in second languageacquisition; Cross-linguistic comparisons: organizational principles in learnerlanguages; IV. Conclusions; Currents between second language acquisition and linguistic theory

Notes:

Papers and discussions at a conference held in the summer of 1987 at the Linguistic Institute of Stanford University.

Spine title: SLA and linguistic theories.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-28026-4

9786613280268

90-272-8180-7

OCLC:

748242173