Language Processing and Second Language Development Processability theory

Pienemann, Prof. Manfred

ISBN 10: 1556195494 / ISBN 13: 9781556195495

Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1998

Beschreibung

Text clean and solid; no dust jacket; Studies in Bilingualism; 9.10 X 6.40 X 1.20 inches; 384 pages.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 216841

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Language Processing and Second Language Development Processability theory
• Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1556195494
• ISBN-13: 9781556195495
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued

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Inhaltsangabe

This book marks a new development in the field of second language acquisition research. It explores the way in which language processing mechanisms shape the course of language development. Language Processing and Second Language Development thus adds one major psychological component to the search for a theory of second language acquisition.
The core of the book is Pienemann’s Processability Theory which spells out which second language forms are processable at which developmental stage. The theory is based on recent research into language processing and is formalised within Lexical-Functional Grammar.
The predictions of the theory are applied to the second language development of English, German, Japanese and Swedish. The theory is also tested in on-line experiments. In addition, Processability Theory has major implications for interlanguage variation (including task variation) and age-related differences in language acquisition. All of these issues are explored from a processing perspective with theoretical and empirical rigor.