Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition

By: Gass, Susan M.

Book Overview

This volume explores how a second language is acquired and what learners must do in order to achieve proficiency. The paperback edition is a collection of original essays that approaches second language acquisition from a linguistic rather than a sociological, psychological, or purely pedagogical perspective. A wide range of viewpoints and approaches is represented. The essays in this book provide an incisive analysis of how a second language is acquired...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521378117
• ISBN13: 9780521378116
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"