Library Catalog
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Crosslinguistic Influence in Multilinguals : An Examination of Chinese-English-French Speakers / Wai Lan Tsang.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Second Language AcquisitionPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
Media type:
Carrier type:
ISBN:
  • 9781783096886
  • 9781783096893
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 404/.2095125 23
LOC classification:
  • P115.5.C6 T826 2017eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Overview -- 2. Design of the L3 French - L2 English Project -- 3. Target Structures of the L3 French - L2 English Project -- 4. Nominal Plural Marking -- 5. Past Tense Marking -- 6. Adverb Placement -- 7. Conclusions: The Way Forward -- References -- Index
Summary: This book reports on a research project conducted in multilingual Hong Kong, where Cantonese is the mother tongue (L1) of the majority of the population and learning different foreign languages is commonplace. In addition to English, which is usually the second language (L2), more and more people learn other languages, such as French (L3). Drawing on the notions of 'interface' and 'reverse transfer' in second language acquisition, this book addresses the possible role of L3 French in the acquisition of English as an L2 with two major concerns: firstly, the degree to which L3 acquisition will bring about a positive or negative transfer effect on L2 acquisition and secondly, the way in which an L3 interacts with an L2 and/or even an L1 on different interfaces as identified in second language acquisition. The study will appeal to researchers interested in second and third language acquisition, bi- and multilingualism and crosslinguistic influence.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781783096893

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Overview -- 2. Design of the L3 French - L2 English Project -- 3. Target Structures of the L3 French - L2 English Project -- 4. Nominal Plural Marking -- 5. Past Tense Marking -- 6. Adverb Placement -- 7. Conclusions: The Way Forward -- References -- Index

restricted access online access with authorization star

http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec

This book reports on a research project conducted in multilingual Hong Kong, where Cantonese is the mother tongue (L1) of the majority of the population and learning different foreign languages is commonplace. In addition to English, which is usually the second language (L2), more and more people learn other languages, such as French (L3). Drawing on the notions of 'interface' and 'reverse transfer' in second language acquisition, this book addresses the possible role of L3 French in the acquisition of English as an L2 with two major concerns: firstly, the degree to which L3 acquisition will bring about a positive or negative transfer effect on L2 acquisition and secondly, the way in which an L3 interacts with an L2 and/or even an L1 on different interfaces as identified in second language acquisition. The study will appeal to researchers interested in second and third language acquisition, bi- and multilingualism and crosslinguistic influence.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2022)