| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 35 |
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Studies in bilingualism ; v. 35. 0928-1533
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| 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 |
| 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 i |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Second language acquisition.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Psycholinguistics.
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Second language acquisition
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Tweedetaalverwerving.
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Kinderen.
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Tijden (taalkunde)
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Aspect (taalkunde)
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Engels.
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Italiaans.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007030468 |
| ISBN |
9789027291882 |
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9027291888 |
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