Fossilized second language grammars : the acquisition of grammatical gender /

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Author / Creator:	Franceschina, Florencia.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiv, 288 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Language acquisition & language disorders, 0925-0123 ; v. 38 Language acquisition & language disorders ; v. 38.
Subject:	Second language acquisition. Grammar, Comparative and general -- Gender. Grammar, Comparative and general -- Gender. Second language acquisition. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11173588

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ISBN:	9789027293985 9027293988 1282156276 9781282156272
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-240) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	This monograph is a theoretical and empirical investigation into the mechanisms and causes of successful and unsuccessful adult second language acquisition. Couched within a generative framework, the study explores how a learner's first language and the age at which they acquire their second language may contribute to the L2 knowledge that they can ultimately attain. The empirical study focuses on a group of very advanced L2 speakers, and through a series of tests aims to discover what underpins their near mastery of grammatical gender and other grammatical properties. The book explores an accou.
Other form:	Print version: Franceschina, Florencia. Fossilized second language grammars. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2005 902725298X 9789027252982

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