Dis-integrating Perspectives of Language Acquisition.

Jacobs, Bob

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ERIC Number: EJ506743

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Publication Date: 1995

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Dis-integrating Perspectives of Language Acquisition.

Jacobs, Bob

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v17 n1 p65-71 Mar 1995

Responds to L. Eubank and K. R. Gregg article (this issue), suggesting they have misinterpreted and misrepresented claims made by B. Jacobs and J. Schumann. Claims discussed include the micro- and macro-organization of neurobiology and language, the Explananda, Jacobs and Schumann's acquisition mechanism, and reductionism. The single acquisition theory of Eubank and Gregg is lamented. (52 references) (NAV)

Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Ability, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory, Neurolinguistics

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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