Book contents
- Third Language Acquisition and Linguistic Transfer
- Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
- Third Language Acquisition and Linguistic Transfer
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Setting the Context
- 2 Theoretical Approaches to Sequential Multilingualism
- 3 Multilingual Lexis (Acquisition and Processing) and Phonology
- 4 Transfer in Multilingual Morphosyntax
- 5 A Review of Published Work
- 6 Moving On and Going Forward in L3/Ln Acquisition
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- References
- Index
1 - Setting the Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2019
- Third Language Acquisition and Linguistic Transfer
- Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
- Third Language Acquisition and Linguistic Transfer
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Setting the Context
- 2 Theoretical Approaches to Sequential Multilingualism
- 3 Multilingual Lexis (Acquisition and Processing) and Phonology
- 4 Transfer in Multilingual Morphosyntax
- 5 A Review of Published Work
- 6 Moving On and Going Forward in L3/Ln Acquisition
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- References
- Index
Summary
This book is about the acquisition of a third language (or more additional languages) in adulthood; that is, when a bilingual – a child who is a simultaneous (2L1) bilingual, a child who has sequentially acquired a second language (L2) or an adult who is a sequential L2 bilingual – acquires yet another language later in life. Is learning a third (L3) or more (Ln) language different from learning an L2 or just more of the same? If the process is different or similar, what are the implications for important questions related to linguistics, psychology, cognitive science and other fields? Addressing and providing some answers to the aforementioned is the overarching goal of this book.
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- Third Language Acquisition and Linguistic Transfer , pp. 1 - 44Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019