Linguistic Relativity in SLA: Thinking for Speaking

Over the past few decades, Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research has shown a growing interest in linguistic relativity, specifically in Slobin’s (1987, 1996) thinking-for-speaking hypothesis. The thinking-for-speaking hypothesis posits that language-specific structures direct the speaker’s atte...

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Main Author: Hiromi Noguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2011-05-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1424