Effects of the Second Language on the First
Author | : Vivian Cook |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2003-02-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847699589 |
ISBN-13 | : 1847699588 |
Rating | : 4/5 (588 Downloads) |
Download or read book Effects of the Second Language on the First written by Vivian Cook and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2003-02-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at changes in the first language of people who know a second language, thus seeing L2 users as people in their own right differing from the monolingual in both first and second languages. It presents theories and research that investigate the first language of second language users from a variety of perspectives including vocabulary, pragmatics, cognition, and syntax and using a variety of linguistic and psychological models.