Interpretation of english reflexives by child and adult L2 learners. (©2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Amer Al Kafri.
• Other Names: Al Kafri, Amer
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction -- ch. Two Language Acquisition and Reflexive Binding -- 2.1. Language Acquisition -- 2.2. Properties of Reflexives in English, Arabic and Chinese -- 2.3. Conclusion -- ch. Three Language Acquisition and the Age Factor -- 3.1. The Critical Period Hypothesis -- 3.2. The Fundamental Difference Hypothesis -- 3.3. The Domain-by-Age Model -- 3.4. Conclusion -- ch. Four Access to UG in L2 Acquisition of Reflexives -- 4.1. Generative Views on Access to UG in L2 Acquisition -- 4.2. Access to UG in the L2 Acquisition of Reflexives -- 4.3. Research Questions and Hypotheses -- ch. Five Methodology -- 5.1. Participants -- 5.2. Materials -- 5.3. Procedure -- 5.4. Scoring and Data Analysis -- 5.5. Conclusion -- ch. Six Results -- 6.1. Proficiency Test Result -- 6.2. Simon-Says Game Results (see Appendix G) -- 6.3. Age, Years of English Instruction and LOR -- 6.4. Conclusion -- ch. Seven Discussion and Conclusion -- 7.1. UG Constraints in the L2 Acquisition of English Reflexives -- 7.2. Access to UG in the L2 Acquisition of English Reflexives -- 7.3. Syntactic Difference between Reflexives and Pronouns -- 7.4. Differences and Similarities between Child and Adult L2 Learners -- 7.5. Limitations and recommendations for further Research -- 7.6. Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 199 pages), illustrations, graphs
• Subjects: 420; English language; English language -- Reflexives; Language and languages -- Grammars; Anglais (Langue); Grammaires; English language; English language -- Reflexives; Language and languages -- Grammars
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1443850098; 9781443850094
• Related ISBNs: 9781443848329; 1443848328
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 15, 2013).
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