Language Acquisition the Age Factor

Singleton David

ISBN 10: 1853590207 / ISBN 13: 9781853590207

Verlag: Multilingual Matters Limited, Clevedon and Philadelphia, 1989

Beschreibung

From an academic library with the usual stamps and labels. A little pencil underlining and marginalia, blue cloth covered boards are very worn to corners, top and tail of spine and three inch split to either side of the gutters. A serviceable working copy.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers A00017669

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Language Acquisition the Age Factor
• Verlag: Multilingual Matters Limited, Clevedon and Philadelphia
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1989
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1853590207
• ISBN-13: 9781853590207
• Einband: Hard Cover
• Auflage: First Edition.
• Zustand: Acceptable
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
• Buchtyp: A00017669

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Inhaltsangabe

There is a widespread belief, both in the scientific world and in society at large, that the way in which and the extent to which one learns a language is dependent on one's age. In discussions of first language acquisition reference is constantly made to the notions of 'speech milestones' ― predictable age-related stages ― and 'critical period' ― a phase of 'language readiness' before and beyond which language acquisition is claimed to be impossible or very difficult. This latter concept is also widely referred to in connection with second language acquisition, albeit sometimes in the more tentative terms of 'optimal period' or 'sensitive period'. This book sets out to examine the evidence for an age factor in language acquisition, the sources of which range from studies of 'wolf-children' to research into the mental capacities of the very old. It goes on to explore the various explanations that have been advanced to account for such evidence and the interplay between the age question and broader theoretical issues. On a more practical note, the last major section of the book looks at the educational ramifications of the age question, with particular regard to formal second language teaching.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David Singleton is Fellow Emeritus, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Professor  Emeritus, University of Pannonia, Hungary and Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland. He is the author of numerous monographs and textbooks, including Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition (2014, with Vivian Cook, Multilingual Matters) and Beyond Age Effects in Instructional L2 Learning (2017, with Simone Pfenninger, Multilingual Matters).