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Third language acquisition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 276

Third language acquisition

This book deals with the phenomenon of third language (L3) acquisition. As a research field, L3 acquisition is established as a branch of multilingualism that is concerned with how multilinguals learn additional languages and the role that their multilingual background plays in the process of language learning. The volume points out some current directions in this particular research area with a number of studies that reveal the complexity of multilingual language learning and its typical variation and dynamics. The eight studies gathered in the book represent a wide range of theoretical positions and offer empirical evidence from learners belonging to different age groups, and with varying ...

High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 245

High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts

An encompassing picture of what high-level competence in second languages and in multilingual use is about.

Essential Topics in Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 307

Essential Topics in Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism

This book brings together papers dealing with essential issues in applied linguistics and multilingualism that have been contributed by leading figures in these two fields and present state-of-the-art developments in theory and research. The first part includes articles touching on various aspects of multiple-language acquisition, with a particular emphasis on the role of affordances, the interfaces between language and thought, and factors influencing the process of language learning. Part Two deals with individual variations in the acquisition of additional languages, focusing in particular on the impact of such variables as age, aptitude, motivation and learning deficits. Finally, Part Three presents contributions illuminating key issues in the acquisition of different subsystems and skills, such as grammar, phonology, lexis and writing systems. Thanks to the diversity of perspectives on applied linguistics and multilingualism, as well as the cutting-edge nature of some of the proposals, this edited collection will be an important reference work and a source of inspiration for theorists and researchers.

Cross-Linguistic Influence: From Empirical Evidence to Classroom Practice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 280

Cross-Linguistic Influence: From Empirical Evidence to Classroom Practice

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-07-09
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book presents the latest research in various areas of cross-linguistic influence (CLI), providing educators with insights into how previously learned languages influence the learning of an additional language at different levels, such as phonetics/phonology, morphosyntax, vocabulary, pragmatics, writing style and learning context. While the majority of the chapters have English as the target language, one investigates the acquisition of French. The L1s of the learners include Arabic, Basque, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Galician, Georgian, German, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Each chapter ends with a reflection on possible pedagogical implications of the findings and offers recommendations on how to make the most of cross-linguistic influence in the classroom.

Third Language Acquisition in Adulthood
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 321

Third Language Acquisition in Adulthood

Provides an overview of present trends in the study of adult additive multilingualism from formal, psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives, adding new insights into adult multilingual epistemology. This book includes critical reviews of L3/Ln morphosyntax, phonology, and the lexicon.

(In)vulnerable Domains in Multilingualism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 396

(In)vulnerable Domains in Multilingualism

The focus of this collection of essays is on the acquisition of so called vulnerable and invulnerable grammatical domains in multilingualism. Language acquisition is studied from a comparative perspective, mostly in the framework of generative grammar. Different types of multilingualism are compared, the existence of multiple grammars in L1 acquisition, simultaneous L2 acquisition (balanced and unbalanced bilingualism) and successive L2 acquisition (child and adult L2 acquisition). Evidence from the language pairs French-German, Italian-Swedish, Spanish-English, Spanish-German, Spanish-Basque, Portuguese-Japanese-English, Portuguese-German, English-German, Turkish-German is brought to bear on grammatical issues pertaining to the morphology and syntax of the noun phrase, pronoun use and the null-subject property, clause structure, verb position, non-finite clauses, agreement at the clause level, and on issues like code mixing and language dominance.

Typology and Second Language Acquisition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 470

Typology and Second Language Acquisition

The series is a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. General problems are studied from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Conclusions are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. Special emphasis is given to little-known languages, whose analysis may shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics.

Minimalist Inquiries into Child and Adult Language Acquisition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 367

Minimalist Inquiries into Child and Adult Language Acquisition

This volume brings together chapters written by specialists in North America, Europe and Brazil. It includes original research about the acquisition (L1, bilingualism) and acquisition/ learning (L2 or L3) of dialects of Brazilian and European Portuguese. In an effort to maximize volume cohesion, the emphasis has been on contributions that present studies exploring both empirical/experimental and theoretical aspects of the acquisition of syntax, and its interfaces with morphology, with semantics/pragmatics, and with language change. Within the generative paradigm alone there are various volumes on the acquisition of other languages, but there are no volumes currently in print focusing on the ...

Multilingual Development
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 311

Multilingual Development

Explores the multilingual upbringing and development of individuals in their respective societies, focusing on English as a global language.

Language and Gender from Linguistic and Textual Perspectives
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 162

Language and Gender from Linguistic and Textual Perspectives

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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