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New Perspectives on Transfer in Second Language Learning
Liming Yu
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Description for New Perspectives on Transfer in Second Language Learning
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and multidimensional examination of transfer in second language acquisition. It brings theoretical analyses together with work based on empirical observation. Chapters consider lexical, syntactic, phonological and cognitive perspectives on language transfer. Editor(s): Yu, Liming; Odlin, Terence. Series: Second Language Acquisition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
When people attempt to learn a new language, the language(s) they already know can help but also hinder their understanding or production of new forms. This phenomenon, known as language transfer, is the focus of this book. The collection offers new theoretical perspectives, some in the empirical studies and some in other chapters, and consists of four sections considering lexical, syntactic, phonological and cognitive perspectives. The volume provides a wealth of studies on the influence of Chinese on the acquisition of English but also includes studies involving Finnish, French, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Spanish, Swedish and Tamil. It will be of ... Read more
When people attempt to learn a new language, the language(s) they already know can help but also hinder their understanding or production of new forms. This phenomenon, known as language transfer, is the focus of this book. The collection offers new theoretical perspectives, some in the empirical studies and some in other chapters, and consists of four sections considering lexical, syntactic, phonological and cognitive perspectives. The volume provides a wealth of studies on the influence of Chinese on the acquisition of English but also includes studies involving Finnish, French, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Spanish, Swedish and Tamil. It will be of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Second Language Acquisition
Condition
New
Weight
426g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783094325
SKU
V9781783094325
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Ref
99-15
About Liming Yu
Liming Yu is Professor Emeritus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China and President of the China Educational Linguistics Association. His research interests have focused on language transfer in second language acquisition, the disciplinary nature of second language acquisition and theory and practice in bilingual education. He has published extensively, including Language Transfer in Language Learning (Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press). ... Read more
Reviews for New Perspectives on Transfer in Second Language Learning
This book is a valuable collection of studies on second language learning. It offers insights into the origin and nature of language transfer, and the development, range and methodology of language transfer studies, which helps sort out the achievements, limitations, future directions of language transfer studies.
Renhua Wang, Nanjing Institute of Technology, People's Republic of China
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Renhua Wang, Nanjing Institute of Technology, People's Republic of China
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