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 …
We present a framework of second and additional language (L2/Ln) acquisition motivated by recent work on socio‐indexical knowledge in first language (L1) processing. The distribution …
J Luo, VG Li, PPK Mok - Language and speech, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The study investigates the perception of vowel length contrasts in Cantonese by native Mandarin speakers with varying degrees of experience in Cantonese: naïve listeners (no …
HC Chen, QW Han - International Journal of Multilingualism, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The study aimed to investigate the influence of 24 Hong Kong learners' first and second languages (L1 and L2–Cantonese and English, respectively) on the acquisition of Mandarin …
HC Chen, JX Tian - International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Most speakers' first language (L1) in Hong Kong and Guangdong China is Cantonese. Even though the L1 of both Guangdong Cantonese speakers and Hong Kong Cantonese …
E Puig-Mayenco - International Journal of Bilingualism, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims and objectives: This study examines the extent to which the acquisition of a highly advanced third language (L3) will affect previously (early) acquired languages. We directly …
TY Ng, B Min - International Journal of Bilingual Education and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the determinants influencing the acquisition of a third language (L3), examining using a language pairing that is relatively less researched and in which the L1 …
WL Tsang - International Journal of Bilingualism, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Drawing on the notions of 'interface'and 'cross-linguistic influence'in second language acquisition (L2A), the present study addresses the possible role of French as a …