How Second Languages are Learned An Introduction
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A comprehensive introduction to how people learn second languages (L2s), this textbook approaches the topic through five problems the L2 learner has to solve: 'breaking into' the L2; associating forms with meanings; learning sentence structure; learning phrasal and sentential meaning; and learning the use of the L2 in context. These problems are linked throughout to the L2 acquisition of lexis, morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics/phonology and language-use in a reader-friendly way, using key studies to build a comprehensive picture of how…
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Key features
- Provides teachers with a ready-made set of discussion topics that encourage students to generate their own ideas
- Includes 'in a nutshell' summaries of chapter sections which enable students to prepare material for essay assignments or revise for exams
- This book is reader-friendly and it encourages students to engage with the primary research literature with confidence
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108565875
- Subjects Applied Linguistics,English Language and Linguistics: General Interest,Language and Linguistics
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 24 January 2019
- ISBN: 9781108475037
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 0.84kg
- Contains: 8 b/w illus.
- Page extent: 346 pages
- Availability: Available, despatch within 1-2 weeks
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 24 January 2019
- ISBN: 9781108468435
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 0.7kg
- Contains: 8 b/w illus.
- Page extent: 346 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 12 December 2018
- ISBN: 9781108565875
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