Second Language Acquisition: Possible Insights from Studies on How Birds Acquire Song.

Neapolitan, Denise M.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Second Language Acquisition: Possible Insights from Studies on How Birds Acquire Song.

Neapolitan, Denise M.; And Others

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v10 n1 p1-11 Feb 1988

Reviews research that demonstrates parallels between general linguistic and cognitive processes in human language acquisition and avian acquisition of song and discusses how such research may provide new insights into the processes of second-language acquisition. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Interaction, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Learning Motivation, Linguistic Theory, Ornithology, Second Language Learning, Songs

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Language: English

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