Linguists and psychologists who study how people acquire a first or second language, including interlanguage, the innateness of language, psycholinguistics and the psychology of the language learner. A person belongs here when the cited article names language acquisition, second language acquisition, interlanguage or psycholinguistics as the person's work. It excludes general cognitive psychologists, who sit in their own group. Their research shaped language teaching, immersion programs and the study of how learners build a second language.
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In Memoriam: Esteemed linguist Dick Schmidt
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His primary research areas concerned cognitive and affective factors in adult second and foreign language learning
James Cummins, biography
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contributed to the advancement of research on bilingualism and language diversity as well as language policies
Derek Bickerton Obituary
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best known for his studies of creole and pidgin languages and of the origins of language as a whole
Vivian Cook (Wikipedia)
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He was known for his work on second-language acquisition and second-language teaching, and for writing textbooks and popular books about linguistics.
Wikipedia: Michael Long (linguist)
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Long is also usually credited for introducing the Interaction Hypothesis, a theory of second language acquisition which places importance on face-to-face interaction.
Wikipedia: Lila R. Gleitman
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She was an internationally renowned expert on language acquisition and developmental psycholinguistics, focusing on children's learning of their first language.
Zoltán Dörnyei (Wikipedia)
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He was known for his work on second language acquisition and the psychology of the language learner, in particular on motivation in second language learning, having published numerous books and papers on these topics.
Wikipedia: Merrill Swain
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Merrill Swain is a Canadian applied linguist whose research has focused on second language acquisition (SLA).
Wikipedia: Larry Selinker
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In 1972, Selinker introduced the concept of interlanguage, which built upon Pit Corder's previous work on the nature of language learners' errors.
Wikipedia: Eric Lenneberg
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Eric Heinz Lenneberg (19 September 1921-31 May 1975) was a linguist and neurologist who pioneered ideas on language acquisition and cognitive psychology, particularly in terms of the concept of innateness.
Wikipedia: Steven Pinker
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Steven Arthur Pinker (born September 18, 1954) is a Canadian cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual.
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