Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139524544

This volume explores how a second language is acquired and what learners must do in order to achieve proficiency.The paperback edition is a collection of original essays that approaches second language acquisition from a linguistic rather than a sociological, psychological, or purely pedagogical perspective. A wide range of viewpoints and approaches is represented. The essays in this book provide an incisive analysis of how a second language is acquired and what the second language learner must do mentally to achieve proficiency in another language. The chapters are arranged topically from those covering the broad area of theories of acquisition to those focusing specifically on syntax, semantics, pragmatics, lexicon, and phonology in another language.

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Frontmatter
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List of contributors
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Series editors' preface
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- By Michael H. Long, Jack C. Richards
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Introduction
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- By Susan M. Gass, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Jacquelyn Schachter, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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I - THEORIES OF ACQUISITION
pp 11-14
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Chapter 1 - Second language acquisition theory: the case for a generative perspective
pp 15-40
- By Kevin R. Gregg, St. Andrew's University, Osaka, Japan
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Chapter 2 - What is the logical problem of foreign language learning?
pp 41-68
- By Robert Bley-Vroman, The University of Hawaii at Manoa
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II - SYNTAX
pp 69-72
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Chapter 3 - Testing a proposed universal
pp 73-88
- By Jacquelyn Schachter, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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Chapter 4 - The role of the head-initial/head-final parameter in the acquisition of English relative clauses by adult Spanish and Japanese speakers
pp 89-108
- By Suzanne Flynn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
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Chapter 5 - On some properties of the “pro-drop” parameter: looking for missing subjects in non-native Spanish
pp 109-133
- By Juana M. Liceras, University of Ottawa
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Chapter 6 - The adjacency condition on case assignment: do L2 learners observe the Subset Principle?
pp 134-158
- By Lydia White, McGill University, Montreal
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III - SEMANTICS/PRAGMATICS
pp 159-162
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Chapter 7 - Interlanguage and pragmatic word order
pp 163-182
- By William Rutherford, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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Chapter 8 - How do learners resolve linguistic conflicts?
pp 183-200
- By Susan M. Gass, Michigan State University, East Lansing
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IV - LEXICON
pp 201-202
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Chapter 9 - Canonical typological structures and ergativity in English L2 acquisition
pp 203-221
- By Helmut Zobl, Carleton University, Ottawa
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Chapter 10 - Semantic theory and L2 lexical development
pp 222-238
- By Wesley Hudson, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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V - PHONOLOGY
pp 239-242
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Chapter 11 - A constructivist perspective on non-native phonology
pp 243-259
- By Josh Ard, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Chapter 12 - Stress assignment in interlanguage phonology: an analysis of the stress system of Spanish speakers learning English
pp 260-284
- By Jane Lowenstein Mairs, University of Texas at Austin
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Index
pp 285-296
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-vii

Series editors' preface
pp viii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-10

I - THEORIES OF ACQUISITION
pp 11-14

Chapter 1 - Second language acquisition theory: the case for a generative perspective
pp 15-40

Chapter 2 - What is the logical problem of foreign language learning?
pp 41-68

II - SYNTAX
pp 69-72

Chapter 3 - Testing a proposed universal
pp 73-88

Chapter 4 - The role of the head-initial/head-final parameter in the acquisition of English relative clauses by adult Spanish and Japanese speakers
pp 89-108

Chapter 5 - On some properties of the “pro-drop” parameter: looking for missing subjects in non-native Spanish
pp 109-133

Chapter 6 - The adjacency condition on case assignment: do L2 learners observe the Subset Principle?
pp 134-158

III - SEMANTICS/PRAGMATICS
pp 159-162

Chapter 7 - Interlanguage and pragmatic word order
pp 163-182

Chapter 8 - How do learners resolve linguistic conflicts?
pp 183-200

IV - LEXICON
pp 201-202

Chapter 9 - Canonical typological structures and ergativity in English L2 acquisition
pp 203-221

Chapter 10 - Semantic theory and L2 lexical development
pp 222-238

V - PHONOLOGY
pp 239-242

Chapter 11 - A constructivist perspective on non-native phonology
pp 243-259

Chapter 12 - Stress assignment in interlanguage phonology: an analysis of the stress system of Spanish speakers learning English
pp 260-284

Index
pp 285-296

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