This book outlines second language acquisition, the study of the way in which people learn a language other than their mother tongue. It is designed to make the essentials of this rapidly expanding area accessible to readers encountering it for the first time.
As the title of the series suggests, this is an introduction only and not for people who are already well-versed in second language acquistion theory. This book was really written for those wanting a launching point to further reading or just a quick overview of the main concepts, brief historical developments and some of the terminology.
Artificial Intelligence in Second Language Learning: Raising Error Awareness (Second Language Acquisition) This volume argues that adults can learn English as a second language if their typical errors are corrected systematically and in line with their preferred style of learning. The remedy designed for this purpose relies on artificial intelligence. The book describes original research which demonstrates the success of this approach.
The Acquisition of Verbs and their Grammar : The Effect of Particular Languages (Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics)
This volume investigates the linguistic development of children with
regard to their knowledge of the verb and its grammar. The selection of
papers gives empirical evidence from a wide variety of languages
including Hebrew, German, Croatian, Japanese, English, Spanish, Dutch,
Indonesian, Estonian, Russian and French. Findings are interpreted with
a focus on cross-linguistic similarities and differences, without
subscribing to either a UG-based or usage-based approach. Currently
debated topics, such as the role of frequency, as well as traditional
ones such as bootstrapping are integrated into the presentation of
language-specific, learner-specific and more general properties of the
acquisition process. The papers are united by their focus on
discovering what determines rule-governed behavior in language learners
who are coming to terms with the grammar of verbs.
My First Book of Sign Учебник англ.языка для детей от 4 до 8 лет My First Book of Sign, a full-color alphabet book, gives the sign for 150 of the words most frequently used by young children. The vocabulary comes from recognized word list sources such as the Dale List of 769 Easy Words. The proportion of word category choices (nouns, modifiers, and verbs) is based on early language acquisition research. Readers do not have to know American Sign Language to enjoy My First Book of Sign; the book provides explanations of how to form each sign. This is a very special alphabet book appropriate for all children who are just beginning to read.
My First Book of Sign
