Mind Matters in SLA

Published by Multilingual Matters 2018

Mind Matters in SLA

Edited by: Clare Wright , Thorsten Piske and Martha Young-Scholten

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788921626

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About this book

An extensive collection of cutting-edge research on cognitive and psycholinguistics

This book examines key issues in theories of what language is and what happens in the mind during second language acquisition. Chapters provide cutting-edge insights and new empirical findings spanning formal and cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics and second language development, to understand the role of learner-internal factors in SLA.

Author / Editor information

Wright Clare :

Clare Wright is Lecturer in Linguistics and Language Teaching at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research investigates the interfaces between linguistic, cognitive and pedagogic factors in second language acquisition, with particular focus on teaching and learning Chinese as a second language.

Piske Thorsten :

Thorsten Piske is Professor of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. His research focuses on first and second language acquisition and on bilingual education.

Young-Scholten Martha :

Martha Young-Scholten is Professor of Second Language Acquisition at Newcastle University, UK. Her research currently focuses on the reading development of migrant adults with little or no home language literacy.

Clare Wright is Lecturer in Linguistics and Language Teaching at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research investigates the interfaces between linguistic, cognitive and pedagogic factors in second language acquisition, with particular focus on teaching and learning Chinese as a second language.

Thorsten Piske is Professor of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. His research focuses on first and second language acquisition and on bilingual education.

Martha Young-Scholten is Professor of Second Language Acquisition at Newcastle University, UK. Her research currently focuses on the reading development of migrant adults with little or no home language literacy.

Reviews

This is a highly recommended volume for three reasons: 1. It covers both property and transition theories and focuses on language representation and processing. 2. The chapters have been authored by the researchers involved in the reported research. 3. Chapters discuss teaching-related issues and make for invaluable reading for teachers and students alike.

This book provides language teachers and applied linguists with a rich, comprehensive and carefully arranged smörgåsbord of theoretical issues relevant for understanding the mismatch between what teachers teach and what learners learn. Even the more challenging aspects of some topics are worth the reader’s careful attention and will pay rich dividends.

This book provides an accessible background on linguistics, language acquisition and experimental methodologies. Each chapter presents new empirical data and the volume will appeal to second language specialists, as well as a general audience. Its fine writing and broad range of topics – from language evolution to psycholinguistics – make it a welcome contribution to the field.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction Clare Wright, Martha Young-Scholten and Thorsten Piske Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: Language and Mind
2. What is Grammar? A Universal Grammar Approach Andrew Caink Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
3. Syntax and Acquisition: The Emergentist Story William O’Grady Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
4. Poverty of the Stimulus and Language Acquisition: From Ancient Philosophy to Neuroscience Kook-Hee Gil, Heather Marsden and George Tsoulas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
5. Language Evolution and the Nature of the Human Faculty for Language Andrew Feeney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
Part 2: Properties of Interlanguage Grammars
6. The Mystery of the Missing Inflections Walid Kahoul, Anne Vainikka and Martha Young-Scholten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
7. The Second Language Lexicon Vivienne Rogers, David Playfoot and James Milton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
8. Foreign Accent in a Second Language: Individual Differences in Perception Joan C. Mora and Elena Safronova Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
9. A Case of Extreme Phonetic Attrition in the German Rhotic Esther de Leeuw, Aurela Tusha, Hui Zhao, Kyle Helke and Alice Greenfield Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Part 3: Transitions in Acquisition
10. Using Psycholinguistic Techniques in a Second Language Teaching Setting Theodoros Marinis and Ian Cunnings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
11. Research in Memory and Processing in Second Language Acquisition Clare Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
12. Processability Theory: Architecture and Application Jörg-U. Keßler, Anke Lenzing and Anja Plesser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291