Leung Third Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84769-132-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten

Reihe: Second Language Acquisition

This volume presents studies which approach the relatively new field of third language (L3) acquisition from the generative linguistic perspective. A total of nine contributions are included, reporting research on L3 involving different combinations of source/target languages and investigating various UG-related properties.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leung, Yan-kit Ingrid

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Contributors Introductory Chapter: Third Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar - Yan-kit Ingrid Leung Chapter 1: The Acquisition of Spanish Middle and Impersonal Passive Constructions from SLA and TLA Perspectives - Patricia Bayona Chapter 2: Language Transfer in the Acquisition of the Semantic Contrast in L3 Spanish - Diana Hsien-Jen Chin Chapter 3: Multilingual Universal Grammar as the Norm - Vivian Cook Chapter 4: UG and L3 Acquisition: New Insights and More Questions - Suzanne Flynn Chapter 5: Transfer in L3 Acquisition: The Role of Typology - Rebecca Foote Chapter 6: L3 Enhanced Feature Sensitivity as a Result of Higher Proficiency in the L2 - Carol Jaensch Chapter 7: Third Language Acquisition of Norwegian Objects: Interlanguage Transfer or L1 Influence? - Fufen Jin Chapter 8: Null Objects in L1 Thai-L2 English-L3 Chinese: An Empiricist’s Take on a Theoretical Problem - Sirirat Na Ranong / Yan-kit Ingrid Leung Chapter 9: The L3 Acquisition of Cantonese Reflexives - Wai lan Tsang

Über Autor(innen)

Leung Yan-kit Ingrid:
Yan-kit Ingrid Leung received her PhD in linguistics from McGill University in Canada. She has taught at the linguistic departments at the University of Southern California, USA and the University of Essex, UK. She is interested in second and especially third language acquisition, as well as bilingualism/multilingualism. Her research has focused on East Asian and Southeast Asian learners. She is currently affiliated with the University of Hong Kong.Yan-kit Ingrid Leung received her PhD in linguistics from McGill University in Canada. She has taught at the linguistic departments at the University of Southern California, USA and the University of Essex, UK. She is interested in second and especially third language acquisition, as well as bilingualism/multilingualism. Her research has focused on East Asian and Southeast Asian learners. She is currently affiliated with the University of Hong Kong.