Fossilization in adult second language acquisition /

This text is a systematic attempt to address the issue of fossilization in relation to a fundamental question in second language acquisition research, which is: why are learners, adults in particular, unable to develop the level of competence they have aspired to?

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Han, Zhaohong, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2004.
Series:Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 5.
Subjects:
Second language acquisition.
Fossilization (Linguistics)
Langue seconde > Acquisition.
Fossilisation (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Psycholinguistics.
Second language acquisition
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What is fossilization?
  • Behavioral reflexes and causal variables
  • A microscopic analysis : critical period effects
  • A macroscopic analysis : native language transfer
  • A microscopic analysis : some empirical evidence
  • Second language instruction and fossilization
  • Summary and conclusion.

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