David Singleton
Fellow Emeritus
Linguistic,Speech and Communication
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
I was born in Poole (Dorset) in 1948. I was educated at the local Catholic primary school and state grammar school. I took my primary degree (Moderatorship in Modern Languages - French and German -, Class I) at Trinity College Dublin and my doctorate (in French Linguistics) at the University of Cambridge. My first lecturing position was in the French Department of St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, but since 1980 I have been a member of staff of the Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College Dublin. I have been deeply involved in various professional organizations - including the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (President 1982-85), the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (Secretary General 1993-96) and the European Second Language Association (President 1999-2003).
Research Interest
My research interests have ranged from fairly theoretical areas of linguistics (e.g. lexical semantics and semantic change) to very practical and applied domains (e.g. second language syllabus design). In recent times most of my research activity and publications have been concerned with second language acquisition, and in particular (i) cross-linguistic influence in second language acquisition and processing, (ii) the second language mental lexicon, (iii) multilingualism and (iv) age-related factors in second language acquisition.
Publications
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Affective dimensions of second language ultimate attainment in, editor(s)GabryÅ›-Barker, D., Bielska, J. , The affective dimension in second language acquisition , Bristol, Multilingual Matters, 2013, pp29 - 34, [Singleton, D]
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Minority language use in Ireland: The Time feature in, Singleton, D., Fishman, J., Aronin, L., O Laoire, M. , Current Multilingualism: A New Linguistic Dispensation , Berlin, Mouton de Gruyter, 2013, pp121 - 138, [Singleton, D., Aronin, L. & Carson, L.]
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Phonological short-term memory and knowledge of L2 collocations: The direction of causality in, editor(s)Mańczak-Wohlfeld, E., Jodłowiec,M. , Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm of Language Teaching and Learning. A Festschrift on the Occasion of 70th Birthday of Professor Anna Niżegorodcew, Cracow, Jagiellonian University Press, 2013, pp115 - 132, [Skrzypek, A., Singleton, D.]
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Skrzypek, A., Singleton, D., Productive knowledge of English collocations in adult Polish learners: The role of short-term memory, Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics , 10, 2013, p105 - 129
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Aronin, L.., Singleton, D., Affordances theory in multilingualism studies, Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2, (3), 2013, p311 - 332
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Age factors, Byram, M. Hu, A.,, Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning, 2nd edition, Abingdon, Routledge, 2013, pp23 - 26, [Singleton. D]
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Singleton, D., Fishman, J., Aronin, L., O Laoire, M. (eds.), Current Multilingualism: A New Linguistic Dispensation , Berlin, Mouton de Gruyter, 2013, 1 - 377pp
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Skrzypek,A. & Singleton. D., Cont olled versus free production of English collocations by adult Polish learners: the role of short-term memory, Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 10, (1), 2013, p105 - 129
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Singleton, D., Regan, V., Debaene, E., Linguistic and Cultural Acquisition in a Migrant Community, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, 2013, 1 - 182pp
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Bilingualism and age, Chapelle, C. A. (General Editor), Cenoz J., Gorter, D. (Area Editors), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, New York, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, pp443 - 447, [Singleton, D]
