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This volume approaches contemporary multilingualism as a new
linguistic dispensation, in urgent need of research-led, reflective
scrutiny. The book addresses the emergent global and local patterns
of multingual use and acquisition across the world and explores the
major trends that characterize today's multilingualism. It is
divided into three parts on the basis of the broad themes:
education (including multilingual learning in its general,
theoretical aspects), sociolinguistic dimensions and language
policy. The book's fifteen chapters, written by renowned
international experts, discuss a range of issues relating to the
quintessential and unique properties of multilingual situations -
issues relevant to the challenges faced in different ways by
researcher and practitioners alike. All the contributions share a
focus on currently operative patterns of interaction between
contexts, events and processes.
This book examines the evidence relative to the idea that there is
an age factor in first and second language acquisition, evidence
that has sources ranging from studies of feral children to
evaluations of language programmes in primary schools. It goes on
to explore the various explanations that have been advanced to
account for such evidence. Finally, it looks at the educational
ramifications of the age question, with particular regard to formal
second language teaching in the early school years and in 'third
age' contexts.
• This state-of-the-art text reviews, evaluates, and reflects on
L2 development across the lifespan as a complex variable that is
both socio-cultural as well as maturational in nature – with a
chronological chapter lineup from infant bilinguals to L2 learners
in adolescence, adulthood, and older age. • Offers in-depth
discussion of highly pertinent yet underresearched topics, like L2
learners in older individuals, as well as an innovative chapter on
L2 learning in the context of
cross-cultural/binational/plurilingual romantic relationships, in
both cases with diverse circumstances, motivations, and outcomes.
• The first book taking on this area in its fullness and in a way
accessible to students and non-specialist – with a concerted,
authored text. Previous works are focused on one age cohort, edited
volumes rather than unified authored books, and the most closely
competing books were published over a decade (and sometimes over
three decades) ago.
• This state-of-the-art text reviews, evaluates, and reflects on
L2 development across the lifespan as a complex variable that is
both socio-cultural as well as maturational in nature – with a
chronological chapter lineup from infant bilinguals to L2 learners
in adolescence, adulthood, and older age. • Offers in-depth
discussion of highly pertinent yet underresearched topics, like L2
learners in older individuals, as well as an innovative chapter on
L2 learning in the context of
cross-cultural/binational/plurilingual romantic relationships, in
both cases with diverse circumstances, motivations, and outcomes.
• The first book taking on this area in its fullness and in a way
accessible to students and non-specialist – with a concerted,
authored text. Previous works are focused on one age cohort, edited
volumes rather than unified authored books, and the most closely
competing books were published over a decade (and sometimes over
three decades) ago.
This book constitutes a holistic study of how and why late starters
surpass early starters in comparable instructional settings.
Combining advanced quantitative methods with individual-level
qualitative data, it examines the role of age of onset in the
context of the Swiss multilingual educational system and focuses on
performance at the beginning and end of secondary school, thereby
offering a long-term view of the teenage experience of foreign
language learning. The study scrutinised factors that seem to
prevent young starters from profiting from their extended learning
period and investigated the mechanisms that enable late beginners
to catch up with early beginners relatively quickly. Taking account
of contextual factors, individual socio-affective factors and
instructional factors within a single longitudinal study, the book
makes a convincing case that age of onset is not only of minimal
relevance for many aspects of instructed language acquisition, but
that in this context, for a number of reasons, a later onset can be
beneficial.
Geocomputation is the use of software and computing power to solve
complex spatial problems. It is gaining increasing importance in
the era of the 'big data' revolution, of 'smart cities', of
crowdsourced data, and of associated applications for viewing and
managing data geographically - like Google Maps. This student
focused book: Provides a selection of practical examples of
geocomputational techniques and 'hot topics' written by world
leading practitioners. Integrates supporting materials in each
chapter, such as code and data, enabling readers to work through
the examples themselves. Chapters provide highly applied and
practical discussions of: Visualisation and exploratory spatial
data analysis Space time modelling Spatial algorithms Spatial
regression and statistics Enabling interactions through the use of
neogeography All chapters are uniform in design and each includes
an introduction, case studies, conclusions - drawing together the
generalities of the introduction and specific findings from the
case study application - and guidance for further reading. This
accessible text has been specifically designed for those readers
who are new to Geocomputation as an area of research, showing how
complex real-world problems can be solved through the integration
of technology, data, and geocomputational methods. This is the
applied primer for Geocomputation in the social sciences.
This book takes a hard look at some of the assumptions that are
customarily made concerning the role of age in second language
acquisition. The evidence and arguments the contributors present
run counter to the notion that an early start in second language
learning is of itself either absolutely sufficient or necessary for
the attainment of native-like mastery of a second language. Another
theme of the book is a doubt that there is a particular stage of
maturity beyond which language learning is no longer fully
possible. In short, the book presents a challenge to those who take
it as given that second language learning is inevitably different
in its essential nature from language acquisition in the childhood
years and that second language knowledge acquired beyond the
critical period is in all circumstances and in all respects doomed
to fossilize at a non-native-like level.
The lexicon is becoming increasingly popular area of investigation
within linguistics and language studies. Language is popularly
conceived of in terms of words, and words are also integral to the
way in which linguists have traditionally approached language as an
object of study. Thus the lexicon (or vocabulary) and lexical
issues must be taken into consideration in every domain of language
study, and conversely, the lexicon cannot be viewed in isolation
from other aspects of language. This book offers a comprehensive
yet accessible overview of lexicology and should prove valuable to
readers who need an interdisciplinary approach to the study of
language.
This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight
hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It
offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common
questions about second language acquisition rather than being a
comprehensive introduction to SLA research. Each chapter comprises
an introductory discussion of the issues involved and suggestions
for further reading and study. The reader is asked to consider the
issues based on their own experiences, thus allowing them to
compare their own intuitions and experiences with established
research findings and gain an understanding of methodology. The
topics are treated independently so that they can be read in any
order that interests the reader. The topics in question are: * how
different languages connect in the mind; * whether there is a best
age for learning a second language; * the importance of grammar in
acquiring and using a second language; * how the words of a second
language are acquired; * how people learn to write in a second
language; * how attitude and motivation help in learning a second
language; * the usefulness of second language acquisition research
for language teaching; * the goals of language teaching.
This major new textbook offers an accessible introduction to many
of the most interesting areas in the study of multilingualism. It
consists of twelve lectures, written by leading researchers, each
dedicated to a particular topic of importance. Each lecture offers
a state-of-the-art, authoritative review of a subdiscipline of the
field. The volume sheds light on the ways in which the use and
acquisition of languages are changing, providing new insights into
the nature of contemporary multilingualism. It will be of interest
both to undergraduate and postgraduate students working in
linguistics-related disciplines and students in associated social
sciences.
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Urban Analytics (Paperback)
Alex David Singleton, Seth Spielman, David Folch
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R1,273
Discovery Miles 12 730
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The economic and political situation of cities has shifted in
recent years in light of rapid growth amidst infrastructure
decline, the suburbanization of poverty and inner city
revitalization. At the same time, the way that data are used to
understand urban systems has changed dramatically. Urban Analytics
offers a field-defining look at the challenges and opportunities of
using new and emerging data to study contemporary and future cities
through methods including GIS, Remote Sensing, Big Data and
Geodemographics. Written in an accessible style and packed with
illustrations and interviews from key urban analysts, this is a
groundbreaking new textbook for students of urban planning, urban
design, geography, and the information sciences.
This volume does not offer a complex perspective of the L2 lexicon, but rather represents a sustained attempt to answer some very basic questions clustered around the relationship between the L2 mental lexicon and the L1 mental lexicon. It provides a review of L1 and L2 lexical research issues such as similarities and differences between the conditions of L1 and L2 acquisition, the respective roles of forming and meaning in L1 and L2 processing, and the degree of separation/integration between L1 and L2 lexical operations.
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US Mail (Paperback)
David Singleton, Loyce Martin
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R302
R283
Discovery Miles 2 830
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Young people are not stupid. But they do have to prove to
themselves and their peers just how good they are at maneuvering
through their worlds. Blake and Jennifer suffer a case of first
love. But, they live in different towns, have different friends,
and grow up in very different kinds of families. As with any
relationship, there are those who would tear the two people apart.
Meet Jack and Meagan. Who could survive the antics thrown a
couple's way when these two "friends" get involved? The real
question is whether Blake and Jennifer are typical, smart young
people and figure out a way to maneuver through the maze of
obstacles presented by their friends, or if they have to wait for a
second love in life to show that they have learned the lessons of
the first. Join Blake and Jennifer as they enter the jungle of
first love.
Romney Marsh is a wonderfully scenic area. This book shows the full
coastline and includes chapters on Hythe, Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay,
New Romney, Littlestone-on-Sea, Greatstone-on-Sea, Dungeness and
Lydd.
This major new textbook offers an accessible introduction to many
of the most interesting areas in the study of multilingualism. It
consists of twelve lectures, written by leading researchers, each
dedicated to a particular topic of importance. Each lecture offers
a state-of-the-art, authoritative review of a subdiscipline of the
field. The volume sheds light on the ways in which the use and
acquisition of languages are changing, providing new insights into
the nature of contemporary multilingualism. It will be of interest
both to undergraduate and postgraduate students working in
linguistics-related disciplines and students in associated social
sciences.
This book provides a linguistic and cultural profile of the Polish
diasporic communities in three different European countries:
Ireland, France and Austria. The eight contributing chapters
present original research on the acquisition and use of the
languages of the respective host communities and also explore
related elements of cultural acquisition. A number of aspects of
second language acquisition are considered, notably the acquisition
of phonology, lexicon and discourse, as well as aspects of
sociolinguistic competence. In addition, varying approaches and
research methods are reported on, each of which was chosen in
consideration of the particular research issue addressed and the
particular circumstances under which the research was carried out.
These range from psycholinguistic approaches to second language
acquisition to variationist approaches, and include both
quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight
hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It
offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common
questions about second language acquisition rather than being a
comprehensive introduction to SLA research. Each chapter comprises
an introductory discussion of the issues involved and suggestions
for further reading and study. The reader is asked to consider the
issues based on their own experiences, thus allowing them to
compare their own intuitions and experiences with established
research findings and gain an understanding of methodology. The
topics are treated independently so that they can be read in any
order that interests the reader. The topics in question are: * how
different languages connect in the mind; * whether there is a best
age for learning a second language; * the importance of grammar in
acquiring and using a second language; * how the words of a second
language are acquired; * how people learn to write in a second
language; * how attitude and motivation help in learning a second
language; * the usefulness of second language acquisition research
for language teaching; * the goals of language teaching.
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