
Generative Approaches to the Acquisition of English by Native Speakers of Japanese.
Title:
Generative Approaches to the Acquisition of English by Native Speakers of Japanese.
Author:
Wakabayashi, Shigenori.
ISBN:
9783110892468
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (285 pages)
Series:
Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA] ; v.20
Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA]
Contents:
Introduction: What do Japanese learners of English tell us about SLA? -- I VP structures -- Japanese learners' acquisition of English motion verbs with goal PPs -- Unaccusatives versus passives in L2 English -- II Functional categories -- The acquisition of the nominative and accusative cases. In English by Japanese learners at an early stage -- The acquisition of a second language C-system by Japanese learners of English -- Pied-piping and stranding in oblique relative clauses in Japanese EFL learners' interlanguage grammars -- Is an interlanguage a "possible grammar"?: How Japanese speakers learn CP structures in English -- III New empirical data -- Japanese learners' errors on long distance wh-questions -- N400 in the brain potential responses of second language learners: What ERPs suggest -- List of contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue. It is a process that seems to take place without any obvious effort. Second language learning, particularly among adults, causes more difficulty. The purpose of this series is to compile a collection of high-quality monographs on language acquisition. The series serves the needs of everyone who wants to know more about the problem of language acquisition in general and/or about language acquisition in specific contexts.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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