Early school-age English children acquire over 3000 words a year. The main factors which account for such rapid vocabulary growth are context and word-formation knowledge. Such vocabulary growth is also of great interest in the L2 acquisition. Using empirical tests, the book puts side by side L1 and L2 acquisition of word-formation devices. The first chapter explores the early acquisition of word-formation devices by English children and presents the principles through which cross-linguistic … [Read more...] about Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First & Second Languages by Endri Shqerra
Interview with Author – Endri Shqerra
About Endri Shqerra: I completed my graduate studies at the University of New York Tirana. My writing career started when my diss. got a distinguishing mark and was subsequently published by LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Since then, my devotion has been writing. What inspires you to write? What inspires me to write is my love for the topic of my work. How do I deepen my inspiration? Reading what I have written listening to a related song. Tell us about your writing process. I use both … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Endri Shqerra
