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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783904703321

Autore

De Angelis Gessica <1965->

Titolo

Third or additional language acquisition [[electronic resource] /] / Gessica De Angelis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2007

ISBN

1-78892-056-2

1-280-93498-0

9786610934980

1-84769-005-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

Second language acquisition ; ; 24

Disciplina

418.007

Soggetti

Multilingualism

Language and languages - Study and teaching

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 (p. 139-152).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Chapter 1. The Multilingual Learner and Speaker -- Chapter 2. Factors Affecting Non-native Language Influence -- Chapter 3. What Can be Transferred from One or More Non-native Language to Another -- Chapter 4. Multilingual Speech Production -- Chapter 5. The Multilingual Lexicon -- Chapter 6. Prior Language Knowledge, Cognitive Development and the Language Acquisition Process -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- References

Sommario/riassunto

Third or Additional Language Acquisition examines research on the acquisition of languages beyond the L2 within four main areas of inquiry: cross linguistic influence, multilingual speech production models, the multilingual lexicon and the impact of bi/multilingualism on cognitive development. The book critically examines the evidence available keeping two main questions in mind. The first is whether multilinguals should be considered as learners and speakers in their own right and, consequently, whether the distinction between Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism, and Third or Additional Language Acquisition and Multilingualism is fully warranted. The second is how proficient in a non-native language learners are



supposed to be before they can begin to be classified as multilingual learners in empirical research