Japan's Built-In Lexicon of English-Based Loanwords

Informationen zum Autor Frank E. Daulton is an Associate Professor at Ryukoku University in Kyoto. Born in the United States, he has taught EFL in Japan for nearly two decades. His academic interests include vocabulary acquisition and language transfer. He holds degrees in Journalism (University of Missouri) and Education (Temple University). And in 2004, he completed his doctorate in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington under vocabulary expert Paul Nation. He resides on the shore of Lake Biwa with his wife and three children. Klappentext Many of the most important English vocabulary may already exist in native lexicons. This pioneering book examines Japanese lexical borrowing, clarifies the effect of cognates on foreign language acquisition, assesses Japanese cognates that correspond to high-frequency and academic English, and discusses using this resource in teaching. Zusammenfassung Many of the most important English vocabulary may already exist in native lexicons. This pioneering book examines Japanese lexical borrowing! clarifies the effect of cognates on foreign language acquisition! assesses Japanese cognates that correspond to high-frequency and academic English! and discusses using this resource in teaching.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Frank E Daulton, Frank E. Daulton, Frank E. (Ryukoku University) Daulton
• Edition: Multilingual Matters
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.01.2008
• EAN: 9781847690302
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-030-2
• Pages: 176
• Thèmes: Second Language Acquisition; Second Language Acquisitions; Second Language Acquisition; Second Language Acquisitions
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Formation pour adultes/université populaire > Matériel de cours/formation adultes langue; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Autres langues / Autres littératures