1st Edition
English Transitivity Alternation in Second Language Acquisition: an Attentional Approach
By Yuxia Wang
Copyright 2017
198 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The correct use of English verb argument structure is crucial for foreign learners of the English language. Based on an experimental study recruiting 162 Chinese English learners at different proficiency levels, this book suggests that the acquisition of English transitivity alternation follows as a consequence of the cognitive processing of language input, which is induced by the nature of task... Read more
List of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 English Transitivity Alternation: Form and L2 Acquisition Chapter 3 English Transitivity Alternation: Learning and Teaching Chapter 4 Research Methodology Chapter 5 Results Chapter 6 Discussion Chapter 7 Conclusions References. Appendices. Index
Biography
Yuxia Wang is an Assistant Professor with the School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her research interests lie in second language acquisition, language pedagogy, psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics. Her most recent projects focus on the cognitive mechanisms in second language acquisition.
