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Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition: The Switch between Statistical and Grammatical Learning
Stefano Rastelli
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Description for Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition: The Switch between Statistical and Grammatical Learning
Hardback. With a focus on the morphosyntactic features of second language, this book discusses the idea that language acquisition is a discontinuous and 'quantized' process due to the existence of two different - albeit interconnected - ways of learning: Statistical Learning and Grammatical Learning. Series: Second Language Acquisition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
With a particular focus on the morphosyntactic features of second language, this book discusses the idea that language acquisition is a discontinuous and 'quantized' process and thus that some items might be learned twice, statistically and grammatically. It argues that the switch from one way of learning to another is statistically-driven and grammatically motivated. The volume brings together and discusses insights and evidence from learner corpora analysis and electrophysiological data in an attempt to provide the reader with a unified outlook and it suggests a new, developmentally-oriented interpretation of findings. The topics discussed will be of interest to researchers working ... Read more
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Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Second Language Acquisition
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783092468
SKU
V9781783092468
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99-15
About Stefano Rastelli
Stefano Rastelli teaches Second Language Acquisition at the Universities of Pavia and Verona, Italy. He is an associate member of CAROLE (Center for Advanced Research and Outreach in Language Education), University of Greenwich. His research focuses on second language processing and syntactic theory and he has published numerous research articles in international journals.
Reviews for Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition: The Switch between Statistical and Grammatical Learning
The first quality distinguishing the Italian psycholinguist Stefano Rastelli’s book Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition: The Switch between Statistical and Grammatical Learning (henceforth, Discontinuity) is its coherence as a single-author volume focused entirely on SLA, predominantly by adults. The second is the breadth and depth of Rastelli’s knowledge of current theory and research in linguistics, cognitive psychology, neurolinguistics, and SLA, and his ability to synthesize and integrate ... Read more