New Perspectives on Transfer in Second Language Learning /

New Perspectives on Transfer in Second Language Learning / / ed. by Liming Yu, Terence Odlin.

When people attempt to learn a new language, the language(s) they already know can help but also hinder their understanding or production of new forms. This phenomenon, known as language transfer, is the focus of this book. The collection offers new theoretical perspectives, some in the empirical st...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
MitwirkendeR:
Cai, Jinting,
Chang, Hui,
Gao, Yusong,
Jarvis, Scott,
Li, Hong,
Li, Jia,
Li, Shaopeng,
Mitchell, David,
Odlin, Terence,
Paribakht, T. Sima,
Singleton, David,
Wang, Chuming,
Wesche, Marjorie Bingham,
Yang, Lianrui,
Yu, Liming,
Zhang, Lei,
Zheng, Lina,
Zhou, Ling,
HerausgeberIn:
Odlin, Terence,
Yu, Liming,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Second Language Acquisition
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Scope of Transfer Research
  • Part 1: Lexical Perspectives
  • 3. Cross-Lexical Interaction and the Structure of the Mental Lexicon
  • 4. L1 Transfer in Chinese Learners' Use of Spatial Prepositions in EFL
  • 5. L1 Influences in L2 Lexical Inferencing
  • Part 2: Syntactic Perspectives
  • 6. An Investigation of Topic-Prominence in Interlanguage of Chinese EFL Learners: A Discourse Perspective
  • 7. Investigating the Impact of L1 Morphology and Semantics on L2 Acquisition of English Detransitivized Constructions by Chinese and Korean Learners
  • 8. The Role of L1 in the Acquisition of Chinese Causative Constructions by English-Speaking Learners
  • Part 3: Phonological Perspectives
  • 9. L1 Influence on the Learning of English Lexical Stress Patterns: Evidence from Chinese Early and Late EFL Learners
  • 10. SLA Perspectives on Language Contact: An Experimental Study on Retroflexion
  • Part 4: Cognitive Perspectives
  • 11. Language Transfer and the Link between Comprehension and Production
  • 12. Context and Language Transfer
  • 13. Conclusion: A Few More Questions
  • Index of Persons Cited

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