Fred Eckman

List of John Benjamins publications for which Fred Eckman plays a role.

Titles

Confluence: Linguistics, L2 acquisition and speech pathology

Edited by Fred Eckman

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 4] 1993. xvi, 260 pp.

Subjects Language acquisition | Language disorders & speech pathology | Neurolinguistics | Theoretical linguistics

Linguistic Categorization: Proceedings of an International Symposium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 10–11, 1987

Edited by Roberta Corrigan, Fred Eckman and Michael Noonan

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 61] 1989. viii, 348 pp.

Subjects Theoretical linguistics

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Eckman, Fred, Gregory Iverson and Jae Yung Song 2015 Overt and covert contrast in L2 phonology Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 1:2, pp. 254–278

This paper reports results on the acquisition of the English /p/–/b/ contrast by native speakers of Arabic. This contrast does not exist in the participants’ native language (NL). The central finding of this study is that some of the research participants exhibited a covert contrast between these… read more | Article

Eckman, Fred, Gregory Iverson and Jae Yung Song 2014 Covert contrast in the acquisition of second language phonology Perspectives on Phonological Theory and Development: In honor of Daniel A. Dinnsen, Farris-Trimble, Ashley W. and Jessica A. Barlow (eds.), pp. 25–48

This paper reports results on the acquisition of the English /s/ – /z/ phonemic contrast by native speakers of Spanish. The central finding is that some of the research participants exhibited a covert contrast between these segments in their interlanguage productions. Acoustic analysis revealed… read more | Article

Eckman, Fred 2008 4. Typological markedness and second language phonology Phonology and Second Language Acquisition, Hansen Edwards, Jette G. and Mary L. Zampini (eds.), pp. 95–115

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Eckman, Fred 2007 Universals, innateness and explanation in second language acquisition What Counts as Evidence in Linguistics: The case of innateness, Penke, Martina and Anette Rosenbach (eds.), pp. 217–239

This paper considers the question of explanation in second language acquisition within the context of two approaches to universals, Universal Grammar and language typology. After briefly discussing the logic of explaining facts by including them under general laws (Hempel & Oppenheim 1948), the… read more | Article

Eckman, Fred 2007 Author’s response: ‘External’ universals and explanation in SLA What Counts as Evidence in Linguistics: The case of innateness, Penke, Martina and Anette Rosenbach (eds.), pp. 245–248

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