ABSTRACT
Salience in Second Language Acquisition brings together contributions from top scholars of second language acquisition (SLA) in a comprehensive volume of the existing literature and current research on salience. In the first book to focus exclusively on this integral topic, the editors and contributors define and explore what makes a linguistic feature salient in sections on theory, perpetual salience, and constructed salience. They also provide a history of SLA theory and discussion on its contemporary use in research. An approachable introduction to the topic, this book is an ideal supplement to courses in SLA, and a valuable resource for researchers and scholars looking for a better understanding of the subject.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|68 pages
Salience in SLA theory
part II|78 pages
Perceptual Salience in SLA
chapter 7|16 pages
The Role of Salience in the Acquisition of Hebrew as a Second Language
part III|56 pages
Constructed Salience in SLA
chapter 11|20 pages
Effects of Contextual and Visual Cues on Spoken Language Processing
part IV|77 pages
Salience in Context