Third Language Acquisition in Adulthood
Published on 19. December 2012
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-90-272-4187-0 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years, researchers have acknowledged that the study of third language acquisition cannot simply be viewed as an extension of the study of bilingualism, and the present volume's authors agree that a point of departure that embraces the unique properties that differentiate L2 acquisition from L3/Ln acquisition is essential. From linguistic, sociological, psychological, educational and cognitive viewpoints, it has become increasingly apparent that the study of L3/Ln acquisition can provide new evidence to help resolve ongoing debates in these areas of study. This volume uniquely provides a wide-ranging overview of current trends in the study of adult additive multilingualism from formal, psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives, adding new insights into adult multilingual epistemology. This collection includes critical reviews of L3/Ln morphosyntax, phonology, and the lexicon, as well as individual studies with unique language pairings including Romance, Germanic, Slavic, and Asian languages.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
+ index
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
725 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-4187-0 (9789027241870)
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Jennifer Cabrelli Amaro | Suzanne Flynn | Jason Rothman
Third Language Acquisition in Adulthood
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12/2012
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Content
1. Acknowledgements; 2. Third language (L3) acquisition in adulthood (by Cabrelli Amaro, Jennifer); 3. Part 1. Theory; 4. L3 morphosyntax in the generative tradition: The initial stages and beyond (by Garcia Mayo, Maria del Pilar); 5. L3 phonology: An understudied domain (by Cabrelli Amaro, Jennifer); 6. The L2 status factor and the declarative/procedural distinction (by Bardel, Camilla); 7. Rethinking multilingual processing: From a static to a dynamic approach (by Bot, Kees de); 8. Multilingual lexical operations: Keeping it all together ... and apart (by Singleton, David); 9. L3/Ln acquisition: A view from the outside (by Slabakova, Roumyana); 10. Part 2. Empirical studies; 11. Further evidence in support of the Cumulative-Enhancement Model: CP structure development (by Berkes, Eva); 12. Acquisition of L3 German: Do some learners have it easier? (by Jaensch, Carol); 13. Examining the role of L2 syntactic development in L3 acquisition: A look at relative clauses (by Kulundary, Valeria); 14. Variation in self-perceived proficiency in two 'local' and two foreign languages among Galician students (by Dewaele, Jean-Marc); 15. Advanced learners' word choices in French L3 (by Lindqvist, Christina); 16. Foreign accentedness in third language acquisition: The case of L3 English (by Wrembel, Magdalena); 17. Index