Interlanguage variation in theoretical and pedagogical perspective /
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| Author / Creator: | Adamson, H. D. (Hugh Douglas) |
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| Imprint: | New York : Routledge, 2009. |
| Description: | xviii, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7539019 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Phonetic Symbols Used in the Book
- List of Figures and Tables
- Part I. Variation in Native Speaker Speech
- 1. Variation Theory
- Introduction-The Cartesian Mind
- Generative Grammar
- Variation Theory-A History
- 2. A Study of Variation in the Native Speaker Speech Community
- Introduction
- Sociolinguistic Studies of -ing
- Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
- Results
- Discussion
- 3. Language Variation and Change
- Introduction
- Measuring Sound Change
- Five Problems in Explaining Sound Change
- Conclusions
- Part II. Variation in Nonnative Speaker Speech
- 4. The Study of Variation in Interlanguage
- Introduction
- Early Studies of Vertical Variation
- Studies of Horizontal Variation
- Conclusions
- 5. The Acquisition of English Irregular Past Tense by Chinese-speaking Children
- Introduction
- Constraints on Past Tense Marking
- Variation in Chinese-speaking Children's Marking of English Irregular Past Tense
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- Part III. Variation in Theoretical Perspective
- 6. Psychological Theories of Linguistic Variation
- Introduction
- Psychological Studies of Probability-matching
- Psycholinguistic Models of Language Performance
- Elliott's Study of Spanish Acquisition
- Elliott's Results Interpreted as a Connectionist Network
- Conclusion
- 7. Cognitive Linguistics
- Introduction
- Prototype Schemas in Morphology
- Prototype Schemas in Syntax/Semantics: The Acquisition of Argument Structure
- A Pilot Study of Ditransitive Acquisition Among Korean Speakers
- Discussion: Prototype Schemas, Connectionist Networks, and Variable Rules
- Part IV. Variation in Pedagogical Perspective
- 8. Speaking Style and Monitoring
- Monitoring-Attention Paid to Speech
- Accommodation, Audience Design, and Self-identification
- Reconciling Monitoring and Audience Design
- 9. Teaching Implications
- Social Dimensions
- Psychological Dimensions
- A Philosophy of Language Teaching
- Appendix. Variation and Change in Color Semantics
- Notes
- References
- Index
