Language acquisition

Harry loves to hop, and believes he is a 'hopper' - but not everyone agrees.

The ability to use language in more literate ways has always been a central outcome of education.

With more than 50 years of teaching experience between them, Ilse Depraetere and Chad Langford present a grammar pitched precisely at advanced learners of English who need to understand how the English language really works without getting lost in the complex specifics.

Now in a fifth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume for the study of second language acquisition (SLA).

The use of sign language has a long history.

Recognized as a finalist for the CAE 2018 Outstanding Book Award!

The ability to communicate quickly and flexibly through both spoken and written language is one of the defining characteristics of the human race.

The ability to communicate quickly and flexibly through both spoken and written language is one of the defining characteristics of the human race.

This volume contains contributions from leaders in the field of child language in honor of one of the preeminent scholars in the field of child language acquisition, Melissa Bowerman.

This book looks beyond the classroom, and focuses on out-of-class autonomous use of technology for language learning, discussing the theoretical frameworks, key findings and critical issues.

This book examines current research centered on the second language classroom and the implications of this research for both the teaching and learning of foreign languages.

Study abroad research has become an established area of inquiry with theoretical impact and methodological sophistication.

Originally published in 1982.

Digitalised learning with its promise of autonomy, enhanced learner choice, independence and freedom, is an intuitive and appealing construct but closer examination reveals it to be a rather simplistic proposition, raising the following questions.

In the context of continuing technological innovation, the field of technology-mediated foreign language learning is expanding rapidly.

Intensification plays a major role in spoken and written interaction, enabling the writer or speaker to express different levels of commitment.

This unique state-of-the-art volume offers a comprehensive, systematic discussion of second language (L2) writing and L2 learning.

This book presents the current state of knowledge and recent advances on three topics in research on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): the (debated) existence of profiles of abilities, the role of bilingualism, and the impact of interactive technologies.

Die Weitergabe von Wissen und Fertigkeiten ist ein Kernbereich mittelalterlicher Lebenswirklichkeit.

An increasingly popular approach to second and foreign language education, this book focuses on incidental learning: how students learn words from reading.

A comprehensive introduction to second language learning for newcomers to the field, with frequent summaries and supporting activities.

This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to the development of communication and language in infancy and childhood.

This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.

''Native speakers'' and ''native users'' are playing the same game, sharing, as they do, the model of the Standard Language.

A Reference Grammar for Teaching Chinese - Syntax and Discourse presents a comprehensive guide on the major issues in teaching Chinese as a foreign language.

Originally published in 1993, the starting place for this book is the notion, current in the literature for around 30 years at that time, that children could not learn their native language without substantial innate knowledge of its grammatical structure.

This volume draws on empirical evidence to explore the interplay between language teacher identity (LTI) and professional learning and instruction in the field of TESOL.

This volume offers a comprehensive account of language development from a Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) perspective, integrating theory and data from a wide range of research studies.

Extending the tradition of this series, which has become a standard reference work in language acquisition, this volume contains chapters on seven more languages, including a section on ergative languages.

This book introduces studies on infant and early childhood development that are in a permanent dialogue with the psychology of music, the philosophy of mind, and human movement studies.

Drawing on real-life interviews, Brandt explores what happens when writing overtakes reading as the basis of people''s daily literate experience.

Dealing specifically with the origins and development of human language, this book is based on a selection of materials from a recent international conference held at the Center of Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld in Germany.

Noodle loves to jump in muddy puddles, and his friends don't understand.

Muffin is a quirky little fish full of fun ideas.

Ever since attempts were made to describe and explain normal language development, references to exceptional circumstances have been made.

Effective language learning depends on effective instruction.

Contextualizing College ESL Classroom Praxis: A Participatory Approach to Effective Instruction provides pre-service and in-service teachers with a model for engaging in effective instruction with the variety of students encountered in college English as a second language or foreign language classrooms.

This volume contains contributions from leaders in the field of child language in honor of one of the preeminent scholars in the field of child language acquisition, Melissa Bowerman.