Advanced Proficiency and Exceptional Ability in Second Languages /

Advanced Proficiency and Exceptional Ability in Second Languages / / ed. by Kenneth Hyltenstam.

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While the literature on second language acquisition and use is overwhelmingly rich with respect to initial and intermediate stages of development, present knowledge of levels of ultimate attainment that are equal or close to that if native speakers has so far not been presented in a coherent manner....

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2016 Part 1
MitwirkendeR:
Bardel, Camilla,
Bartning, Inge,
Bolton, Kingsley,
Erman, Britt,
Fant, Lars,
Forsberg Lundell, Fanny,
Hyltenstam, Kenneth,
Lewis, Margareta,
McMillion, Alan,
Shaw, Philip,
HerausgeberIn:
Hyltenstam, Kenneth,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA] , 51
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Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 274 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Table of contents
  • Contributors
  • Introduction: Perspectives on advanced second language proficiency
  • 1 Pragmatic markers in high-level second language use
  • 2 Morphosyntax and discourse in highlevel second language use
  • 3 The lexicon of advanced L2 learners
  • 4 Formulaic language in advanced second language acquisition and use
  • 5 Reading proficiency in advanced L2 users
  • 6 Linguistic outsourcing and native-like performance in international call centres: An overview
  • 7 The polyglot – an initial characterization on the basis of multiple anecdotal accounts
  • 8 The exceptional ability of polyglots to achieve high-level proficiency in numerous languages
  • Subject index

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