Advanced Proficiency and Exceptional Ability in Second Languages by Kenneth Hyltenstam
While the literature on second language acquisition and use is overwhelmingly rich with respect to initial and intermediate stages of development, present knowledge of levels of ultimate attainment that are equal or close to that if native speakers has so far not been presented in a coherent manner. This is what the present volume aims to achieve. In addition to chapters that summarize what is currently known about the grammatical, lexical, and discourse features that continue to exhibit instability at the most advanced levels of second language development, the volume presents overviews of the incipient research on two unique learner populations, polyglots and employees in international call centres. Polyglots, defined as language users who are proficient in six or more second languages, may be considered second language learners par excellence. Call centre employees in economically less developed parts of the world are intriguing in how they cope with the high language proficiency requirements of their job. In conclusion, this book is relevant for all readers - both professionals and students - interested in the development of second language theory. For language teachers, the book provides insights that are profitable in classrooms for advanced learners.-
Literacy at Work
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Second Language Learning Before Adulthood
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Current Perspectives in Spanish Lexical Development
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Language Learning and Leisure
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Investigating Second Language Acquisition
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Ethnic Minorities and Dutch as a Second Language
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Ethnic Minority Children Acquiring Literacy
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Learning the meaning of change-of-state verbs
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The attrition of French as a foreign language
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Second-Language Speech
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Development of Verb Inflection in First Language Acquisition
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Learning Indigenous Languages: Child Language Acquisition in Mesoamerica
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Generative Approaches to the Acquisition of English by Native Speakers of Japanese
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Frequency Effects in Language Acquisition
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The Acquisition of Numeral Classifiers
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Acquisition of Reading in Dutch
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Language Attrition in Progress
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Situation-Bound Utterances in L1 and L2
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Two First Languages
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The Structure of Learner Varieties
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Cognition and Language Growth
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Sound Patterns in Second Language Acquisition
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Learnability and second languages
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The Use of Compensatory Strategies by Dutch Learners of English
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Grammar Competition in Second Language Acquisition
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Second Language Pronunciation
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Acquisition and Variation in World Englishes
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Language Development and Developmental Language Disorder
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Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills
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Dummy Auxiliaries in First and Second Language Acquisition
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The L2 Acquisition of Spanish Subjects
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Encoding Motion Events
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Development of Modality in First Language Acquisition
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Referential and Relational Discourse Coherence in Adults and Children
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Multiple Perspectives on Learner Interaction
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The Conceptualization of Counterfactuality in L1 and L2
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Language Acquisition and Contact in the Iberian Peninsula
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Gender Acquisition in Spanish
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The Acquisition of German
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Production-Comprehension Asymmetries in Child Language
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Early Child Cantonese
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The Age Factor and Early Language Learning
Kenneth Hyltenstam, Stockholm University, Sweden.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781614517184 |
| ISBN 10 | 1614517185 |
| Title | Advanced Proficiency and Exceptional Ability in Second Languages |
| Author | Kenneth Hyltenstam |
| Series | Studies On Language Acquisition [Sola] |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Year published | 2016-07-25 |
| Number of pages | 282 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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