Interlanguage Variation in Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspective

Informationen zum Autor H.D. Adamson is Professor of English at the University of Arizona, where he has served as the Director of the Ph.D. Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. He has taught English as a second or foreign language in Ethiopia, Spain, and the United States. Klappentext In this book H.D. Adamson reviews scholarship in sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, comparing theories of variation in first- and second-language speech, with special attention to the psychological underpinnings of variation theory. Zusammenfassung In this book H.D. Adamson reviews scholarship in sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, comparing theories of variation in first- and second-language speech, with special attention to the psychological underpinnings of variation theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I Variation in native speaker speech 1 Variation Theory 2 A study of variation in the native speaker speech community 3 Language Variation and Change Part II Variation in nonnative speaker speech 4 The study of variation in interlanguage 5 The acquisition of English irregular past tense by Chinese-speaking children Part III Variation in theoretical perspective 6 Psychological theories of linguistic variation 7 Cognitive linguistics Part IV Variation in pedagogical perspective 8 Speaking style and monitoring 9 Teaching implications Appendix: Variation and change in color semantics

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: H D Adamson, H. D. Adamson, H.D. Adamson, H.d. (University of Arizona Adamson
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9780415538862
• ISBN: 978-0-415-53886-2
• Pagine: 228
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; EDUCATION / General, Education, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, EDUCATION / Bilingual Education, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy