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Performance and Competence in Second Language Acquisition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Performance and Competence in Second Language Acquisition
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Gillian Brown
Edited by Kirsten Malmkjaer
Edited by John Williams
SeriesCambridge Applied Linguistics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521558617
ClassificationsDewey:401.93
Audience
ELT / TEFL
Illustrations 15 Tables, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 March 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This original collection revisits and re-evaluates Chomsky's classic competence/performance distinction from a wide variety of perspectives and areas of expertise. The discussion is placed within a broad framework, taking account of a view of language both as a societal construct and as internal, developing within the mind and/or brain. Renowned experts in the fields of lexis, sociolinguistics, connectionism, Universal Grammar, language testing and interlanguage draw together ideas from the most recent developments in second language learning and psychological theory. Germane to their debate is the question of whether it is helpful, or in principle possible, to draw a distinction between competence and performance in second language learning. The volume will be of interest to teachers, researchers and students of applied linguistics, education and general linguistics.