Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition : : The Switch between Statistical and Grammatical Learning / / Stefano Rastelli.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
• VerfasserIn: Rastelli, Stefano,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)

With a particular focus on the morphosyntactic features of second language, this book discusses the idea that language acquisition is a discontinuous and 'quantized' process and thus that some items might be learned twice, statistically and grammatically. It argues that the switch from one way of learning to another is statistically-driven and grammatically motivated. The volume brings together and discusses insights and evidence from learner corpora analysis and electrophysiological data in an attempt to provide the reader with a unified outlook and it suggests a new, developmentally-oriented interpretation of findings. The topics discussed will be of interest to researchers working in the field of psycho- and neurolinguistics and SLA.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Second Language Acquisition Facit Saltus ('Takes a Leap') -- 2. Discontinuity as Chunks Feed into Grammar -- 3. Discontinuity in the Maturing and in the Adapting Brain -- 4. Discontinuity and the Neurocognition of Second Language -- 5. Statistical Learning of a Second Language -- 6. Parts of L2 Grammar That Resist Statistical Learning -- Conclusions -- References -- Index