The concept of cross-language transfer is central in bilingual reading development. This is
because researchers and educators search for the conditions that allow learning that takes …

The present study examined the roles of different dimensions of syntactic skills in predicting
reading comprehension within and across two languages with contrasting structural …

The linguistic interdependence hypothesis (Cummins, 1979, 2000) states that children's
second-language (L2) proficiency is, to some extent, a function of their first-language (L1) …

One of the challenges for educators working in multilingual settings has been to identify the
causes of reading difficulties of language learners (LLs). It is difficult to distinguish between …

We present a meta‐analysis of cross‐linguistic transfer of oral language (vocabulary and
listening comprehension), phonology (decoding and phonological awareness) and reading …

Background A number of theories related to language and literacy development underlie the
research that was reviewed, and we have used these theoretical perspectives to discuss the …

Most studies on language transfer in the last three decades have focused primarily on the
influence of the native language on a second language or interlanguage. Despite many …

Is acquiring a third language the same as acquiring a second? Are all instances of non-
native language acquisition simply one and the same? In this first book-length study of the …

A cogent, freshly written synthesis of new and classic work on crosslinguistic influence, or
language transfer, this book is an authoritative account of transfer in second-language …

This chapter deals with a phenomenon referred to as lexical transfer, which can be defined
as the influence that a person's knowledge of one language has on that person's …