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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784832603321

Autore

Hansen Edwards Jette <1967->

Titolo

Acquiring a non-native phonology : linguistic constraints and social barriers / / Jette G. Hansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY, USA : , : Continuum, , 2006

ISBN

9780826468624

1-4742-1210-7

1-281-29896-4

1-4411-4058-1

9786611298968

1-84714-298-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Disciplina

418.007

Soggetti

Second language acquisition

Second language acquisition - Sex differences

English language - Acquisition

English language - Phonology - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [168]-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Investigating L2 Phonology; 3 Researching the Nguyen Family; 4 Acquiring a Non-native Syllable Structure; 5 Linguistic and Task Constraints; 6 Social Barriers; 7 A Unified Approach; 8 Conclusions; References; Appendices; Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

This is a study of the phonological development of a family of L2 English learners. It is the first full-length book that focuses on a tightly-knit group of learners' acquisition of phonology over a longitudinal timeframe, and the first book to study both social and linguistic factors across that time period. Jette G. Hansen analyses this data gathered from actual language learners in the light of recent theory, as well as challenging aspects of current thinking on the subject of second language acquisition. Acquiring a Non-Native Phonology therefore makes an important and original contributio