Usage-based approaches to language acquisition and language teaching

Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue. It is a process that seems to take place without any obvious effort. Second language learning, particularly among adults, causes more diffi...

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Main Authors Evers-Vermeul, Jacqueline, Tribushinina, Elena
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston De Gruyter Mouton 2017
De Gruyter, Inc
Walter de Gruyter Inc
Edition1
SeriesStudies on Language Acquisition [SOLA]
Subjects
Children
Cognitive grammar
Cognitive Linguistics
Construction grammar
Language acquisition
Language and languages
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
Language Teaching
Languages
Second language acquisition
Spracherwerb
Study and teaching
Usage-Based Approaches
Language Teaching
Cognitive Linguistics
Usage-Based Approaches
Language Acquisition
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Summary:Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue. It is a process that seems to take place without any obvious effort. Second language learning, particularly among adults, causes more difficulty. The purpose of this series is to compile a collection of high-quality monographs on language acquisition. The series serves the needs of everyone who wants to know more about the problem of language acquisition in general and/or about language acquisition in specific contexts.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1501514563
9781501514562
DOI:10.1515/9781501505492