Chapter 2. Studies of Japanese as a second language and their contribution to Processability Theory
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Satomi Kawaguchi
Abstract
In the field of second language acquisition (SLA), Japanese has an important role to play. The typological characteristics of Japanese stand in clear contrast to Germanic and other European language families. These characteristics have contributed significantly to SLA, establishing cross-linguistic plausibility of developmental sequences in SLA theories, including Processability Theory (PT). This chapter surveys major studies in Japanese SLA over the last two decades, particularly those conducted within the PT framework, to account for the steps forward in understanding morphological and syntactic development of Japanese as a second language in adults, children, and bilingual first language acquisition. Furthermore, the aspects which lag and require further research effort are also discussed.
Abstract
In the field of second language acquisition (SLA), Japanese has an important role to play. The typological characteristics of Japanese stand in clear contrast to Germanic and other European language families. These characteristics have contributed significantly to SLA, establishing cross-linguistic plausibility of developmental sequences in SLA theories, including Processability Theory (PT). This chapter surveys major studies in Japanese SLA over the last two decades, particularly those conducted within the PT framework, to account for the steps forward in understanding morphological and syntactic development of Japanese as a second language in adults, children, and bilingual first language acquisition. Furthermore, the aspects which lag and require further research effort are also discussed.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Chapter 1. Processability Theory, second language learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific region 1
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Part 1. Asian languages as second languages
- Chapter 2. Studies of Japanese as a second language and their contribution to Processability Theory 27
- Chapter 3. The development of lexical mapping in Chinese L2 63
- Chapter 4. Extending PT to split ergative marking and differential object marking 91
- Chapter 5. Acquiring content questions in Japanese child second language 115
- Chapter 6. Japanese L2 corpora and SLA research 144
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Part 2. Bilingual first language acquisition and PT
- Chapter 7. The bilingual development of plural marking in a Malay-English child 165
- Chapter 8. Development of Japanese and English polar questions in bilingual first language acquisition 192
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Part 3. English as Foreign Language (EFL) in Asia
- Chapter 9. Developmentally moderated focus on form in an Indonesian kindergarten EFL programme 231
- Chapter 10. The acquisition of polar questions in Chinese learners of English as a foreign language 258
- Chapter 11. Testing the validity of Processability Theory through a corpus-based analysis 280
- About the authors 301
- Index 305
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Chapter 1. Processability Theory, second language learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific region 1
-
Part 1. Asian languages as second languages
- Chapter 2. Studies of Japanese as a second language and their contribution to Processability Theory 27
- Chapter 3. The development of lexical mapping in Chinese L2 63
- Chapter 4. Extending PT to split ergative marking and differential object marking 91
- Chapter 5. Acquiring content questions in Japanese child second language 115
- Chapter 6. Japanese L2 corpora and SLA research 144
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Part 2. Bilingual first language acquisition and PT
- Chapter 7. The bilingual development of plural marking in a Malay-English child 165
- Chapter 8. Development of Japanese and English polar questions in bilingual first language acquisition 192
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Part 3. English as Foreign Language (EFL) in Asia
- Chapter 9. Developmentally moderated focus on form in an Indonesian kindergarten EFL programme 231
- Chapter 10. The acquisition of polar questions in Chinese learners of English as a foreign language 258
- Chapter 11. Testing the validity of Processability Theory through a corpus-based analysis 280
- About the authors 301
- Index 305
