Explorations of Language Transfer

by Terence Odlin

When learners of a new language draw on their native language (or on any other that they may know), this earlier acquired linguistic knowledge may influence their success. Such cross-linguistic influence, also known as language transfer, has long raised questions about what linguists can predict about success in the new language and about what processes are involved in using prior knowledge. This book lucidly brings together many insights on transfer:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788929535
• ISBN13: 9781788929530
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"