Portraits of the L2 User / / ed. by Vivian Cook.

Portraits of the L2 User treats second language users in their own right rather than as failed native speakers. It describes a range of psychological and linguistic approaches to diverse topics about L2 users. It thus provides an innovative overview of current second language acquisition theories, r...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2002]
©2002
Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
Series:Second Language Acquisition
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Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contributors
  • 1. Background to the L2 User
  • 2. Lexical Representation and Lexical Processing in the L2 User
  • 3. The Phonology of the L2 User
  • 4. A Minimalist Approach to L2 Solves a Dilemma of UG
  • 5. Development of L2 Functional Use
  • 6. Cognitive Processes of L2 Users
  • 7. Portrait of the Bilingual Child
  • 8. The Neurolinguistics of L2 Users
  • 9. Individual Differences in L2 Fluency: The Effect of Neurobiological Correlates
  • 10. Language Attrition: Tests, Self-assessments and Perceptions
  • 11. Poststructuralist Approaches to the Study of Social Factors in Second Language Learning and Use
  • 12. Second Language Learners’ Rights
  • 13. Language Teaching Methodology and the L2 User Perspective
  • Index