Crosslinguistic Influence in Language and Cognition

by Scott Jarvis and Aneta Pavlenko

Book Overview

A cogent, freshly written synthesis of new and classic work concerning crosslinguistic influence, or "transfer," this book will become the authoritative account of transfer in second-language learning and its consequences for language and thought. Transfer in both production and comprehension is treated extensively, and new ideas such as the distinction between semantic and conceptual transfer, lateral transfer, and reverse transfer are given the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415879817
• ISBN13: 9780415879811
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"