Archive for February, 2010

February 23, 2010: 7:00 pm: Books for Cognitive Psychology ArenaUncategorized

Crosslinguistic Influence in Language and Cognition

  • By Scott Jarvis, and Aneta Pavlenko.

A cogent, freshly written synthesis of new and classic work concerning crosslinguistic influence, or "transfer," this book will become the authoritative account of transfer in second-language learning and its consequences for language and thought. Transfer in both production and comprehension is…

ISBN: 9780415879811

Published Feb 23, 2010 by Routledge

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February 21, 2010: 7:00 pm: Books for Cognitive Psychology ArenaUncategorized

The Role of Formal Features in Second Language Acquisition

  • Edited by Juana Liceras, Helmut Zobl and Helen Goodluck.

Using Chomsky's minimalist program as a framework, this volume explores the role of formal (or functional) features in current descriptions and accounts of language acquistion. In engaging, up-to-date articles, distinguished experts examine the role of features in current versions of…

ISBN: 9780415882187

Published Aug 12, 2010 by Routledge

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