Third language acquisition in adulthood /
Research on the phonological acquisition of a third language (L3) is still in its infancy; therefore, the present contribution is intended to further investigate the area by focusing on the phenomenon of foreign accentedness and the widely disputed sources of cross-linguistic influence in L3 phonolo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins,
©2012.
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| Series: | Studies in bilingualism ;
v. 46. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Research on the phonological acquisition of a third language (L3) is still in its infancy; therefore, the present contribution is intended to further investigate the area by focusing on the phenomenon of foreign accentedness and the widely disputed sources of cross-linguistic influence in L3 phonology. The study employs the technique of perceptual judgement of a foreign accent in a third language. It aims to determine whether trilingual speakers of typologically unrelated languages (i.e. L1 Polish, L2 French and L3 English) have a tendency toward L1- or L2-accented speech in L3 performance and. |
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| Item Description: | Papers presented at the Obermann Center Summer Seminar "Third Language Acquisition: Developing a Research Base", held at the University of Iowa in conjunction with MIT in the summer of 2010. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027241870 9027241872 9781283895385 1283895382 9789027273031 9027273030 |
