Description
Book SynopsisThis volume, as a sequel to Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition by Han (2004), brings together a collection of most recent theoretical and empirical studies on fossilization, a classic problem of second language acquisition. It covers a wide range of perspectives and issues. The analyses discussed herein address key concerns of many second language researchers and teachers with regard to just how far anyone can go in learning a new language.
Trade Review"This is a magnificent and intelligent book which has inspired much thought and discussion in my seminars. Larry Selinker, New York University
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Contributors
- ZhaoHong Han and Terence Odlin: Introduction
- Constancio K. Nakuma: Researching Fossilization and Second Language (L2) Attrition: Easy Questions, Difficult Answers
- Donna Lardiere: Establishing Ultimate Attainment in a Particular Second Language Grammar
- ZhaoHong Han: Fossilization: Can Grammaticality Judgment Be a Reliable Source of Evidence?
- Terence Odlin, Rosa Alonso Alonso and Cristina Alonso-Vázquez: Fossilization in L2 and L3
- Usha Lakshmanan: Child Second Language Acquisition and the Fossilization Puzzle
- Brian MacWhinney: Emergent Fossilization
- Elaine Tarone: Fossilization, Social Context and Language Play
- David Birdsong: Why Not Fossilization
- Diane Larsen-Freeman: Second Language Acquisition and the Issue of Fossilization:
There Is No End, and There Is No State
Larry Selinker: Afterword: Fossilization ‘or’ Does Your Mind Mind?
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