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 …

This article elucidates the Typological Primacy Model (TPM; Rothman, 2010, 2011, 2013) for
the initial stages of adult third language (L3) morphosyntactic transfer, addressing questions …

The present study examines three competing models of morphosyntactic transfer in third
language (L3) acquisition, examining the particular domain of the feature configuration of …

Heritage speakers who re-learn their childhood language in adulthood are an important
group for the study of L3 acquisition. Such re-learners have selective advantages over other …

This article has two main objectives. First, we offer an introduction to the subfield of
generative third language (L3) acquisition. Concerned primarily with modeling initial stages …

The topic of cross-linguistic differences regarding the overt or null expression of arguments
has been considered both in first (L1) and second language (L2) acquisition. There is …

Traditionally, native speakers (NSs) have been both acknowledged to provide the
authoritative standard to be emulated, and lauded to be the best language teachers,“the …

The present study investigates crosslinguistic influence (CLI) in the acquisition of L3 English
by Russian-Norwegian children in attempt to understand how previous knowledge of two …

The topic of cross-linguistic differences regarding the overt or null expression of arguments
has been considered both in first (L1) and second language (L2) acquisition. There is …

Investigating language practices of bilingual children and understanding how they process a
novel L3 allow to contribute to epistemological debates on bilingualism. In the present study …