Crosslinguistic influence in second language acquisition /

This volume provides an unprecedented insight into current approaches to crosslinguistic influence (CLI). The collection investigates a range of themes including linguistic relativity, the possible contributions of neurolinguistics, the problem of cognitive development and the role of the frequency...

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Group Author: Alonso Alonso, Rosa
Published: Multilingual Matters,
Publisher Address: Bristol :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Second language acquisition ; 95
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Summary: This volume provides an unprecedented insight into current approaches to crosslinguistic influence (CLI). The collection investigates a range of themes including linguistic relativity, the possible contributions of neurolinguistics, the problem of cognitive development and the role of the frequency of structures in acquisition from distinct, overlapping and complementary perspectives. Chapters focusing on vocabulary, morphosyntactic categories, semantic structures, and phonetic and phonological structures feature in the volume, as do over 20 languages, in order to offer new insights into bot
Carrier Form: xvi, 230 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781783094813 (paperback : alkaline paper) :
1783094818 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9781783094820 (hardback : alkaline paper)
1783094826 (hardback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: P53
CLC: H09
Call Number: H09/C951