Third language acquisition in adulthood [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jennifer Cabrelli Amaro, Suzanne Flynn, Jason Rothman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453113203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-89538-2; 90-272-7303-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Collana: Studies in bilingualism ; ; v. 46
• Altri autori (Persone): Cabrelli AmaroJennifer; FlynnSuzanne; RothmanJason
• Disciplina: 404.2
• Soggetti: Adult education; Language acquisition; Language and languages - Study and teaching; Language transfer (Language learning); Multilingualism; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Third Language Acquisition in Adulthood; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Third language (L3) acquisition in adulthood; References; Part 1. Theory; L3 morphosyntax in the generative tradition; 1. Generative theory and acquisition: A concise overview of relevant issues; 2. Why L3 as opposed to adult L2 acquisition?; 3. The initial state and different proposals for L3/Ln; 3.1 Absolute L1 transfer; 3.2 The L2 status factor; 3.3 The Cumulative-Enhancement Model (CEM); 3.4 The Typological Primacy Model; 4. Beyond the initial state; 5. Final thoughts and future directionsReferences; L3 phonology; 1. Introduction; 2. Existing research; 2.1 Facilitation of additional language learning; 2.2 Factors in L3 phonological transfer; 3. Theoretical issues; 3.1 Generative L3 morphosyntax models; 3.2 The L3 initial stages and Optimality Theory; 4. Methodological issues; 4.1 Overview; 4.2 Perception studies; 4.3 Selection of properties; 4.4 ; Proficiency measurement; 4.5 Subject pools and language groups; 4.6 Data analysis; 5. Conclusion; References; The L2 status factor and the declarative/procedural distinction; 1. Introduction; 2. A short overview of important factors for transfer into L33. The L2 status factor: Background; 4. A model for L3 learning (Falk & Bardel 2010, 2011); 5. A neurolinguistic approach to L3 learning; 6. Implications and future directions; References; Rethinking multilingual processing; 1. Main characteristics of current models of multilingual processing; 2. Characteristics of complex dynamic systems; 3. A different perspective on processing models; 3.1 Language processing is modular; 3.2 Language processing is incremental, and there is no internalfeedback or feedforward; 3.3 Isolated elements can be studied without taking into account the largerlinguistic and social context of which they are a part3.4 Individual monologue, rather than interaction,is the default speaking situation; 3.5 Language processing is seen primarily as operations on invariantand abstract representations; 3.6 Language processing can be described using a steady state model; 3.7 Various experimental techniques will provide us with reliableand valid data on the workings of the model; 3.8 Characteristics of DST-based models of bilingual processing; 3.9 From group studies to individual case studies of multilinguals4. Multilingualism and DST; 5. Conclusion; References; Multilingual lexical operations; 1. The general notion of cross-linguistic influence:A historical thumbnail sketch; 2. Debates concerning cross-lexical connectivity; 3. Cross-lexical interaction as integrated blur; 4. Conclusion; References; L3/Ln acquisition; 1. Introduction; 2. Four theoretical proposals explaining linguistic difficulty; 2.1 The Interpretability Hypothesis; 2.2 The Interface Hypothesis; 2.3 The Feature Reassembly Hypothesis; 2.4 The Bottleneck Hypothesis; 3. L3A data meet the L2A hypotheses
• Sommario/riassunto: Research on the phonological acquisition of a third language (L3) is still in its infancy; therefore, the present contribution is intended to further investigate the area by focusing on the phenomenon of foreign accentedness and the widely disputed sources of cross-linguistic influence in L3 phonology. The study employs the technique of perceptual judgement of a foreign accent in a third language. It aims to determine whether trilingual speakers of typologically unrelated languages (i.e. L1 Polish, L2 French and L3 English) have a tendency toward L1- or L2-accented speech in L3 performance and