03346nam 22005775 450 991015317220332120200707022542.01-78309-690-X1-78309-689-610.21832/9781783096893(CKB)3710000000960887(MiAaPQ)EBC4748343(DE-B1597)491501(OCoLC)965129367(DE-B1597)9781783096893(EXLCZ)99371000000096088720200707h20162016 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCrosslinguistic Influence in Multilinguals An Examination of Chinese-English-French Speakers /Wai Lan TsangBlue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2016]©20161 online resource (152 pages) illustrations, tablesSecond Language Acquisition1-78309-688-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- IndexThis 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.Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ;108.MultilingualismChinaHong KongCross-cultural studiesLanguages in contactChinaHong KongCross-cultural studiesLanguage acquisitionChinaHong KongCross-cultural studiesIntercultural communicationChinaHong KongCross-cultural studiesDiscourse analysisSocial aspectsChinaElectronic books.MultilingualismLanguages in contactLanguage acquisitionIntercultural communicationDiscourse analysisSocial aspects404/.2095125Tsang Wai Lan, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1208694DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910153172203321Crosslinguistic Influence in Multilinguals2788672UNINA