Research and Perspectives on Processing Instruction / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9783110215328 Publisher: De Gruyter Publication date: 07/15/2009 Series: Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA] , #36 Pages: 227 Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d) Age Range: 18 Years 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.