Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition: The Switch Between Statistical and Grammatical Learning

By Stefano Rastelli

With a focus on the morphosyntactic features of second language, this book discusses the idea that language acquisition is a discontinuous and 'quantized' process due to the existence of two different - albeit interconnected - ways of learning: Statistical Learning and Grammatical Learning.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783092467
• ISBN13: 9781783092468
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.3"