Arabic Second Language Learning and Effects of Input, Transfer, and Typology - Hardcover

Alhawary, Mohammad T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1626166463 ISBN 13: 9781626166462

Publisher: Georgetown University Press, 2019

Synopsis

In 2010, Alhawary published Arabic Second Language Acquisition of Morphosyntax, which provided empirical data on Arabic second language acquisition (SLA) strategies. This proposed book follows the volume, using data to delve into issues of input, transfer, and typology. Alhawary's book relies on Arabic as a second language (L2) data from speakers whose first languages (L1s) are Chinese and Russian and aims to answer the following questions: How do adult Arabic L2 learners come to know about the combinatorial properties of morphemes, words, phrases, and clauses? Do they develop L2 knowledge systematically or randomly? Can they acquire the same range of syntactic and morphological knowledge as native speakers and to what extent? What are the developmental stages or paths, if any, along which Arabic L2 learners progress? What is the role of the native language in learning Arabic a second language? To what extent can input exposure override or minimize the effect of the native language and at what proficiency level? What evidence do the present data provide on the role of a second language (on that of another) and posited claims about such a role? What are other factors that have a bearing on learning Arabic as a second language? Answers will help teachers of Arabic and linguists seeking to understand and develop better methods for teaching Arabic.

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About the Author

Mohammad T. Alhawary is professor of Arabic linguistics and second language acquisition at the University of Michigan. He is the editor of Al-‘Arabiyya journal as well as the Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition and the author of many works, including Arabic Second Language Acquisition of Morphosyntax, Modern Standard Arabic Grammar: A Learner's Guide,  Arabic Grammar in Context, and The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Second Language Acquisition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626166463
• ISBN 13: 9781626166462
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256