Shortlisted for the Christopher Brumfit Award in Applied Linguistics.
The Development of the Grammatical System in Early Second Language Acquisition focuses on the acquisition process of early L2 learners. It is based on the following key hypothesis: the initial mental grammatical system of L2 learners is constrained semantically, syntactically and mnemonically. This hypothesis is formalised as the Multiple Constraints Hypothesis. The empirical test of the Multiple Constraints Hypothesis is based on a large database including cross-sectional and longitudinal data from square-one ESL beginners. The study demonstrates that the postulated constraints are relaxed successively as learning progresses. The book is intended for postgraduate students as well as SLA researchers.
“This book is a valuable contribution to psycholinguistic research. It adds to second language acquisition research in both theoretical and practical aspects of early second language development.”
Christine Palumbo, University of Arizona, on Linguist List 26.529 (2015)
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2024. Video research in language classrooms: activities and target language use in early language learning. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research► pp. 1 ff.
París, Luis, Maria Alejandra Celi, Ángel Tabullo & Mahayana C. Godoy
2023. Not all English Resultative Constructions (ERCs) are equal: The acquisition of ERC by Spanish speakers. Language Acquisition 30:2 ► pp. 105 ff.
Schmiderer, Katrin & Barbara Hinger
2023. L’INTERLINGUA PRODUTTIVA E RICETTIVA DI STUDENTI DI ITALIANO LS IN UN CONTESTO DI SCUOLA SECONDARIA AUSTRIACA. Italiano LinguaDue 15:2 ► pp. 43 ff.
Dyson, Bronwen, Gisela Håkansson & Kirrie J. Ballard
2022. A Developmental Approach to Assessing and Treating Agrammatic Aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 31:3 ► pp. 1188 ff.
Nicholas, Howard, Manfred Pienemann & Anke Lenzing
2022. Teacher decision-making, dynamical systems and processability theory. Instructed Second Language Acquisition 6:2
Son, Thanh Vi
2022. Procedural and Declarative Knowledge: The Swedish and Vietnamese learners' acquisition of knowledge in English grammar, and Pedagogical Implications. International Journal of TESOL & Education 2:1 ► pp. 238 ff.
HOPP, HOLGER & DIETER THOMA
2021. Effects of Plurilingual Teaching on Grammatical Development in Early Foreign‐Language Learning. The Modern Language Journal 105:2 ► pp. 464 ff.
Hopp, Holger
2019. Cross-linguistic influence in the child third language acquisition of grammar: Sentence comprehension and production among Turkish-German and German learners of English. International Journal of Bilingualism 23:2 ► pp. 567 ff.
Hopp, Holger, Teresa Kieseier, Markus Vogelbacher & Dieter Thoma
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