Cross-linguistic influence in third language acquisition

Language acquisition research has long made distinctions between first and second language acquirers, recognizing the potentially different paths and outcomes and carrying out systematic investigation of these acquisition scenarios. However, only recently—within the past ۰۲ years—has the distinction between second and third language acquirers been treated with the same fervor. Acknowledging that acquiring a second and third language are different processes is a crucial step for both second language (L۰) and third language (L۳) research. For L ۰research, it means abandoning the tacit assumption that all acquisition beyond the native language is comparable and identifying the possible confound of including multilinguals in an L ۰study. For L ۳research, it has meant the birth of a new subfield

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Cross-linguistic ، third language acquisition ، ، acquisition of English