De Angelis Third or Additional Language Acquisition

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-84769-005-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 170 Seiten

Reihe: Second Language Acquisition

Third or Additional Language Acquisition examines research on the acquisition of languages beyond the L2 within four main areas of inquiry: crosslinguistic influence, multilingual speech production models, the multilingual lexicon and the impact of bi/multilingualism on cognitive development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

De Angelis, Gessica

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

De Angelis Gessica:
Gessica De Angelis works at the Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on multilingualism, language education, and second/third language acquisition. Her publications include New Trends in Crosslinguistic Influence and Multilingualism Research (2011, co-edited with J-M. Dewaele) and Third or Additional Language Acquisition (2007).Gessica De Angelis obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck College University of London under the supervision of Jean-Marc Dewaele. She published in the field of third or additional language acquisition, multilingualism and crosslinguistic influence. She has taught at the University of London and at the University of Toronto. She currently carries out research at the University of London.