Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

"Th[is] is easily the single most important publication in contemporary SLA. It represents an interdisciplinary tour de force , comprehensive and authoritative but also readable and suggestive. An amazing variety of Cognitive Linguistics approaches and issues are examined in-depth by world experts, while connections with SLA are spelled out clearly and loudly by key SLA contributors....A must own!" Lourdes Ortega, Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Manoa "For several decades, SLA research has been dominated by attempts to explain language acquisition as driven by Universal Grammar....Th[is] book convincingly shows that the discrepancy between grammar-driven and experience-driven explanations of language acquisition cannot be resolved in the area of first language alo≠ phenomena of SLA are of crucial importance as well." Jan H. Hulstijn, Ph.D., University of Amsterdam " The Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition offers a unique bridge between theoretical cognitive linguistics and the study of second language learning and teaching, showing how cognitive linguistic theory informs research on second language learning and teaching, and how work on language learning and teaching can be used to test and refine the theory." Ewa Dabrowska, Ph.D., University of Sheffield "This is an important book that has been well worth waiting for....The relative lack of cross-fertilization so far between this flourishing school of [cognitive] linguistics and those who are primarily interested in second language learning and instruction has for some time cried out for work that will bridge the gap. This volume edited by Peter Robinson and Nick Ellis goes a long way towards doing so." Richard Schmidt, Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Manoa This cutting-edge volume describes the implications of Cognitive Linguistics for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Chapters in the first two sections identify theoretical and empirical strands of Cognitive Linguistics, presenting them as a coherent whole. Chapters in the third section discuss the relevance of Cognitive Linguistics to SLA and define a research agenda linking these fields with implications for language instruction. Its comprehensive range and tutorial-style chapters make this Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition a valuable resource for students and researchers alike. Peter Robinson is Professor of Linguistics and SLA in the Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo. He has published widely in the areas of cognition, the measurement of cognitive abilities for SLA, and second language instruction. Nick C. Ellis is Professor of Psychology and Research Scientist in the English Language Institute at the University of Michigan. His research interests include psycholinguistic, neuroscientific, applied cognitive, and emergentist aspects of second language acquisition.Ellis, Nick is the author of 'Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition' with ISBN 9780805853513 and ISBN 0805853510.