L2 Grammatical Representation and Processing: Theory and Practice

Published by Multilingual Matters 2019

L2 Grammatical Representation and Processing

Theory and Practice

Edited by: Deborah Arteaga

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788925358

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About this book

New collection written by experts in the field of SLA who tackle current theoretical questions and present innovative findings

This book presents an array of new research on several current theoretical debates in the field of SLA. The studies address questions relating to ultimate attainment, first language transfer, universal properties of SLA, processing and second language (L2) grammar, and explore a number of grammatical features of the L2.

Author information

Arteaga Deborah :

Deborah Arteaga is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. She is widely regarded as an expert on French and Spanish applied linguistics, as well as historical French syntax, and has published extensively in these areas.

Reviews

The focus on L2 French and Spanish in this collection, including psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic and organic grammar treatments, is complemented by pedagogical and pragmatic information. This volume will be of great interest to those striving to improve what they do in the classroom based on sound SLA research.

A timely volume drawing on different approaches in innovative and exciting ways! The contributors do a brilliant job bringing together generative linguistics and theories of processing to give us novel insights on the L2 representation of a range of grammatical features, as well as sociocultural aspects of register use. Impressively, and a rare occurrence in our field, they also draw the implications of their work for pedagogy.

A welcome and well-planned contribution to SLA research. Contributions from rising stars and established top names bring valuable insights into how to relate linguistic theory to the L2 classroom. The variety of research questions, methodologies, and range of languages included makes this volume an essential addition to any SLA-focused reading list for researchers, students and practitioners.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Julia Herschensohn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Specificity Affects Determiner Choice Even When Definiteness Transfers Asya Achimova and Viviane Déprez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
2. What Can Acquisition Studies Contribute to the Instruction of Register? A Case Study of French Deborah Arteaga and Julia Herschensohn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
3. The L2 Acquisition of French Morphosyntax by Anglophone Learners: Refocusing on the Input Dalila Ayoun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4. When Nonnative Speakers Show Distinction: Syntax and Task Interactions in Long-Distance Anaphoric Dependencies in French Laurent Dekydtspotter and Charlene Gilbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
5. Age Effects and Morphological Markedness in L2 Processing of Gender Agreement: Insights from Eye Tracking Nuria Sagarra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
6. Finding their Heads: How Immigrant Adults Posit L2 Functional Projections Anne Vainikka and Martha Young-Scholten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
7. The Acquisition Environment for Instructed L2 Learners: Implementing Hybrid and Online Language Courses Bridget Yaden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Conclusion Deborah Arteaga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Keywords: L2 Acquisition; SLA; L2 research; L1 transfer; acquisition of grammar; second language learning; second language teaching; language transfer; crosslinguistic influence

eBook

Published: September 19, 2019
ISBN: 9781788925358