Learnability and the lexicon : theories and second language acquisition research /

Learnability and the lexicon : theories and second language acquisition research /

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Author / Creator:	Juffs, Alan.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1996.
Description:	xi, 277 p.
Language:	English
Series:	Language acquisition & language disorders, 0925-1023 ; v. 12
Subject:	Second language acquisition. Lexicology. Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. Semantics. Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. Lexicology. Second language acquisition. Semantics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2441165

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ISBN:	1556197756 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--McGill University, 1993). Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Table of Contents:

-1. Prelim pages
0. Table of contents
1. Acknowledgments
2. 1. Linguistic Theory, Language Acquisition, and the lexicon
3. 2. Generative approaches to semantic-syntax correspondences
4. 3. Semantic structure: crosslinguistic patterns and constraints
5. 4. Acquiring Semantic-Syntax Correspondences
6. 5. Testing knowledge of semantic-syntax correspondences in a second language
7. 6. Analysis and discussion
8. 7. Epilogue
9. References
10. Appendix I: English Locative Verbs
11. Appendix II: Chinese Locative Verbs and Arguments Structures
12. Appendix III: Test of Verb Meanings
13. Appendix IV: Production task
14. Appendix V: Grammaticality Judgement Task
15. Index