Third language acquisition and universal grammar [

Contains nine chapters on adult third language (L3) or multilingual acquisition from the Universal Grammar (UG) perspective. This volume is suitable for those studying L3 acquisition from a variety of theoretical perspectives and should encourage scholarly exchange between the fields of bi-/multilin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leung,Yan-kit Ingrid (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK;Buffalo : Multilingual Matters , c2009
Series:Second language acquisition 37
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: The Acquisition of Spanish Middle and Impersonal Passive Constructions from SLA and TLA Perspectives
  • Chapter 2: Language Transfer in the Acquisition of the Semantic Contrast in L3 Spanish
  • Chapter 3: Multilingual Universal Grammar as the Norm - Vivian Cook
  • Chapter 4: UG and L3 Acquisition: New Insights and More Questions
  • Chapter 5: Transfer in L3 Acquisition: The Role of Typology
  • Chapter 6: L3 Enhanced Feature Sensitivity as a Result of Higher Proficiency in the L2
  • Chapter 7: Third Language Acquisition of Norwegian Objects: Interlanguage Transfer or L1 Influence?
  • 8: Null Objects in L1 Thai-L2 English-L3 Chinese: An Empiricist's Take on a Theoretical Problem - Sirirat Na Ranong
  • Chapter 9: The L3 Acquisition of Cantonese Reflexives