High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts
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High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts

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High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts

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The issue of high-level language proficiency in other than monolingual contexts can be approached from a variety of perspectives, including linguistic/structural; psycholinguistic/cognitive and sociolinguistic/societal. Bringing together a team of experts, this volume takes a novel empirical approach to the subject combined with an up-to-date understanding of these research areas, to answer two important research questions in the field of second language acquisition: what conditions allow learners to attain an outstanding level of proficiency in a second language, and what factors still prevent them from becoming entirely like first language speakers. Looking at a range of European languages including English, French, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, it provides important insights into second language use at the highest levels as well as in high-proficient mixed language use in multicultural settings. A useful tool for both language teaching and language teacher training, it provides a solid grounding for further study in this important area of research.

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Yes, you can access High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts by Kenneth Hyltenstam,Inge Bartning,Lars Fant in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Linguistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction: High-Level Proficiency and the Concept of Nativelikeness in Second Language and Multilingual Research Practice
  11. 1 Age Effects on Language Acquisition, Retention and Loss: Key Hypotheses and Findings
  12. 2 The Last Barriers in High-Level L2 Speech: Morphosyntax in Focus
  13. 3 Discourse and Interaction in Highly Proficient L2 Users
  14. 4 Formulaic Language in Advanced Long-Residency L2 Speakers
  15. 5 Developing Lexical Complexity in Oral Production: Limitations and Possibilities of the Advanced L2 Learner
  16. 6 Reading Comprehension in Advanced L2 Readers
  17. 7 Polyglotism: A Synergy of Abilities and Predispositions
  18. 8 What’s the Target?: A Folk Linguistic Study of Young Stockholmers’ Constructions of Linguistic Norm and Variation
  19. Index