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Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition
The Switch between Statistical and Grammatical Learning. Second Language Acquisition
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Stefano Rastelli
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Psycholinguistics, Language acquisition
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Synopsis
With a particular focus on the morphosyntactic features of second language, this book discusses the idea that language acquisition is a discontinuous and 'quantized' process and thus that some items might be learned twice, statistically and grammatically. It argues that the switch from one way of learning to another is statistically-driven and grammatically motivated. The volume brings together and discusses insights and evidence from learner corpora analysis and electrophysiological data in an attempt to provide the reader with a unified outlook and it suggests a new, developmentally-oriented interpretation of findings. The topics discussed will be of interest to researchers working in the field of psycho- and neurolinguistics and SLA. New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
The first quality distinguishing the Italian psycholinguist Stefano Rastelli's book Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition: The Switch between Statistical and Grammatical Learning (henceforth, Discontinuity) is its coherence as a single-author volume focused entirely on SLA, predominantly by adults. The second is the breadth and depth of Rastelli's knowledge of current theory and research in linguistics, cognitive psychology, neurolinguistics, and SLA, and his ability to synthesize and integrate work from all four. The third is the originality of his perspective. -- Michael H. Long, University of Maryland, US * Applied Linguistics 2016: 1-8 *