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This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing
literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive,
neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language
acquisition. It represents the collaborative efforts of members of
the Neurobiology of Language Research Group in the Applied
Linguistics and TESL Department at UCLA. Members of the group are
trained in neurobiology and then use this knowledge to develop
biological accounts of various aspects of applied linguistics.
The volume avoids the corticocentric bias that characterizes many
brain-language publications--both cortical and subcortical
structures receive their appropriate attention. In addition, it
demonstrates that enough is presently known about the brain to
inform our conceptualizations of how humans acquire second
languages, thus, it provides a refreshingly novel, highly
integrative contribution to the (second) language acquisition
literature.
The goal of the research program was based on the need to drawmore
links between the neurobiological mechanisms and second language
acquisition. As such, the book promotes a neurobiology of language
that starts with the brain and moves to behavior. The fundamental
insights presented should guide second language acquisition
researchers for years to come.
This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing
literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive,
neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language
acquisition. It represents the collaborative efforts of members of
the Neurobiology of Language Research Group in the Applied
Linguistics and TESL Department at UCLA. Members of the group are
trained in neurobiology and then use this knowledge to develop
biological accounts of various aspects of applied linguistics.
The volume avoids the corticocentric bias that characterizes many
brain-language publications--both cortical and subcortical
structures receive their appropriate attention. In addition, it
demonstrates that enough is presently known about the brain to
inform our conceptualizations of how humans acquire second
languages, thus, it provides a refreshingly novel, highly
integrative contribution to the (second) language acquisition
literature.
The goal of the research program was based on the need to drawmore
links between the neurobiological mechanisms and second language
acquisition. As such, the book promotes a neurobiology of language
that starts with the brain and moves to behavior. The fundamental
insights presented should guide second language acquisition
researchers for years to come.
The Interactional Instinct explores the evolution of language from
the theoretical view that language could have emerged without a
biologically instantiated Universal Grammar. In the first part of
the book, the authors speculate that a hominid group with a lexicon
of about 600 words could combine these items to make larger
meanings. Combinations that are successfully produced,
comprehended, and learned become part of the language. Any
combination that is incompatible with human mental capacities is
abandoned. The authors argue for the emergence of language
structure through interaction constrained by human psychology and
physiology.
In the second part of the book, the authors argue that language
acquisition is based on an "interactional instinct" that
emotionally entrains the infant on caregivers. This relationship
provides children with a motivational and attentional mechanism
that ensures their acquisition of language. In adult second
language acquisition, the interactional instinct is no longer
operating, but in some individuals with sufficient aptitude and
motivation, successful second-language acquisition can be achieved.
The Interactional Instinct presents a theory of language based on
linguistic, evolutionary, and biological evidence indicating that
language is a culturally inherited artifact that requires no a
priori hard wiring of linguistic knowledge.
The Interactional Instinct explores the evolution of language from
the theoretical view that language could have emerged without a
biologically instantiated Universal Grammar. In the first part of
the book, the authors speculate that a hominid group with a lexicon
of about 600 words could combine these items to make larger
meanings. Combinations that are successfully produced,
comprehended, and learned become part of the language. Any
combination that is incompatible with human mental capacities is
abandoned. The authors argue for the emergence of language
structure through interaction constrained by human psychology and
physiology.
In the second part of the book, the authors argue that language
acquisition is based on an "interactional instinct" that
emotionally entrains the infant on caregivers. This relationship
provides children with a motivational and attentional mechanism
that ensures their acquisition of language. In adult second
language acquisition, the interactional instinct is no longer
operating, but in some individuals with sufficient aptitude and
motivation, successful second-language acquisition can be achieved.
The Interactional Instinct presents a theory of language based on
linguistic, evolutionary, and biological evidence indicating that
language is a culturally inherited artifact that requires no a
priori hard wiring of linguistic knowledge.
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