New Trends in Crosslinguistic Influence and Multilingualism Research

Edited by Dr. Gessica De Angelis, Dr. Jean-Marc Dewaele

Publication date:

13 September 2011

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781847694423

This book presents the latest developments in crosslinguistic influence (CLI) and multilingualism research. The contributors, both veteran researchers and relative newcomers to the field, situate their research in current debates in terms of theory and data analysis and they present it in an accessible way. The chapters investigate how and when native and non-native language knowledge is used in language production. They focus on lexis, syntax, tense-aspect, phonology of multilingual production and link it to a range of concepts such as redundancy, affordances, metalinguistic awareness and L2 status. The empirical data have been collected from participants with a wide combination of languages: besides English, German, French and Spanish, there is Finnish, Swedish, Polish, Chinese and Catalan.

Introduction

Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic: Awareness and affordances. Multilinguals versus bilinguals and their perceptions of cognates

Håkan Ringbom: Perceived redundancy or cross-linguistic influence? What L3 learners’ material can tell us about the causes of errors

Mariana Bono: Cross-linguistic interaction and metalinguistic awareness in Third Language Acquisition

Anna S.C. Cheung, Stephen Matthews & Wai Lan Tsang: Transfer from L3 German to L2 English in the domain of tense-aspect

Martha Gibson and Britta Hufeisen: Perception of preposition errors in semantically correct versus erroneous contexts by multilingual advanced EFL learners: Measuring metalinguistic awareness

Laura Sanchez : ‘Luisa and Pedrito’s dog will the breakfast eat’: Interlanguage transfer and the role of the second language factor

Eva-Maria Wunder: Cross-linguistic influence in multilingual language acquisition: Phonology in Third or Additional Language Acquisition

This excellent volume provides additional scientific evidence about the role of the previously acquired languages in the study of crosslinguistic influence and multilingualism. The collection also contributes to the theoretical development of the field and should be of interest for all those working on language acquisition, bilingualism and multilingualism.