Language Learnability and L2 Phonology - The Acquisition of Metrical Parameters (Hardcover, 1993 ed.)

In this book Archibald describes two studies conducted within a parametric framework in the area of second language acquisition. The studies are designed to investigate the acquisition of English stress patterns (via both production and perception tasks) by adult speakers of Polish and Hungarian. Archibald argues that interlanguage grammars can be understood as a mix of L1 transfer and the effects of Universal Grammar. Metrical parameters related to such things as quantity--sensitivity, extrametricality, and word--tree dominance determine the structure of the interlanguage. The author reports that the subjects are remarkably successful at acquiring English stress and do not appear to violate proposed universals of metrical phonology. This book is one of the few attempts to investigate the acquisition of L2 phonology within a UG framework. Empirical support is provided for the parametric model to an extent uncommon in most syntactic studies.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics, 19
Release date:	September 1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	J. Archibald
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	202
Edition:	1993 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-2486-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7923-2486-2
Barcode:	9780792324867

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