Interlanguage Variation in Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspective

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ISBN: 9780805855760 | 0805855769
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Copyright: 12/10/2008

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In this book H.D. Adamson reviews scholarship in sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, comparing theories of variation in first- and second-language speech, with special attention to the psychological underpinnings of variation theory.

Preface	p. xi
Phonetic Symbols Used in the Book	p. xv
List of Figures and Tables	p. xvii
Variation in Native Speaker Speech
Variation Theory	p. 3
Introduction-The Cartesian Mind	p. 3
Generative Grammar	p. 7
Variation Theory-A History	p. 12
A Study of Variation in the Native Speaker Speech Community	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
Sociolinguistic Studies of -ing	p. 24
Methods of Data Collection and Analysis	p. 26
Results	p. 30
Discussion	p. 32
Language Variation and Change	p. 33
Introduction	p. 33
Measuring Sound Change	p. 34
Five Problems in Explaining Sound Change	p. 36
Conclusions	p. 46
Variation in Nonnative Speaker Speech
The Study of Variation in Interlanguage	p. 49
Introduction	p. 49
Early Studies of Vertical Variation	p. 50
Studies of Horizontal Variation	p. 51
Conclusions	p. 59
The Acquisition of English Irregular Past Tense by Chinese-speaking Children	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Constraints on Past Tense Marking	p. 61
Variation in Chinese-speaking Children's Marking of English Irregular Past Tense	p. 65
Results	p. 70
Discussion	p. 71
Conclusions	p. 73
Variation in Theoretical Perspective
Psychological Theories of Linguistic Variation	p. 77
Introduction	p. 77
Psychological Studies of Probability-matching	p. 77
Psycholinguistic Models of Language Performance	p. 81
Elliott's Study of Spanish Acquisition	p. 93
Elliott's Results Interpreted as a Connectionist Network	p. 96
Conclusion	p. 99
Cognitive Linguistics	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Prototype Schemas in Morphology	p. 106
Prototype Schemas in Syntax/Semantics: The Acquisition of Argument Structure	p. 111
A Pilot Study of Ditransitive Acquisition Among Korean Speakers	p. 120
Discussion: Prototype Schemas, Connectionist Networks, and Variable Rules	p. 126
Variation in Pedagogical Perspective
Speaking Style and Monitoring	p. 133
Monitoring-Attention Paid to Speech	p. 133
Accommodation, Audience Design, and Self-identification	p. 140
Reconciling Monitoring and Audience Design	p. 151
Teaching Implications	p. 153
Social Dimensions	p. 153
Psychological Dimensions	p. 166
A Philosophy of Language Teaching	p. 173
Variation and Change in Color Semantics	p. 183
Notes	p. 192
References	p. 195
Index	p. 205
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