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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153172203321

Autore

Tsang Wai Lan

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-78309-690-X

1-78309-689-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Second Language Acquisition

Disciplina

404/.2095125

Soggetti

Multilingualism - China - Hong Kong

Languages in contact - China - Hong Kong

Language acquisition - China - Hong Kong

Intercultural communication - China - Hong Kong

Discourse analysis - Social aspects - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.