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Child second language acquisition : a bi-directional study of English and Italian tense-aspect morphology /

As one of the first books in child second language acquisition (SLA), this book focuses on the core area of tense-aspect morphology, reporting on three L1-Italian children learning L2 English vs. three L1-English children learning L2 Italian. An innovative longitudinal/bidirectional research design,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rocca, Sonia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007.
Series:Studies in bilingualism ; v. 35.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:As one of the first books in child second language acquisition (SLA), this book focuses on the core area of tense-aspect morphology, reporting on three L1-Italian children learning L2 English vs. three L1-English children learning L2 Italian. An innovative longitudinal/bidirectional research design, where two languages represent both source and target, show effects of language transfer in learners that, because of their age, still have potential to become native-speakers of the target. An unusual feature of this book is that relevant studies of acquisition of L2 Italian, some heretofore only i.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index.
ISBN:9789027291882
9027291888
ISSN:0928-1533 ;