{"product_id":"9781350513792","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Early Incidental Second Language Acquisition through Cartoons by Rosalia Di Nisio","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 23\/07\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fascinating open access study explains and describes the process by which young children can acquire a second language incidentally, via joyful and regular exposure to animated cartoons. This multi-year activity can replicate some aspects of the mother-tongue acquisition process, especially when supported by a co-viewing caregiver.   Rosalia Di Nisio emphasises two important elements in the acquisition process: the mediation of co-viewing adults as a motivating factor, and the multimodal nature of cartoons as a facilitator of extensive comprehension through sounds and images. She gives evidence to this multimodality by first focusing on the `dual coding' interaction between cartoons' verbal and non-verbal dimensions, then broadening her analysis to a more complex meaning-making discourse. Combining cognitive, relational and language perspectives, Di Nisio also demonstrates the near-native language acquisition phases: singing and acting out, which mark the baby's involvement accompanied by a caregiver; the silent, but fertile phase, during which listening skills reach surprising levels; speech development, which is prompted by opportunities to interact with a native speaker.   Underpinned by foundational theory from cognitive psychology, multimodality and applied linguistics, this is an essential study of a fertile but overlooked mode of language acquisition.   The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368705798517,"sku":"9781350513792","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781350513792.jpg?v=1763550527","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781350513792","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}