The last decade has witnessed a rapid increase in interest in multilingualism. Whereas a
number of scholars in language acquisition research still base their work on the monolingual …

The aim of this article is to give an up-to-date picture of study of the role of the background
languages (the first language, L1, and the second language, L2) in third language (L3) …

Now in a fifth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume
for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Its chapters have been fully updated …

A cogent, freshly written synthesis of new and classic work on crosslinguistic influence, or
language transfer, this book is an authoritative account of transfer in second-language …

This paper focuses on the advantages that bilinguals have over monolinguals when
acquiring an additional language. Bilinguals are more experienced language learners and …

Examines the evidence available keeping two main questions in mind-the first is whether
multilinguals should be considered as learners and speakers in their own right, and the …

This book discusses cognitive and psycholinguistic aspects of third language acquisition
and trilingualism, and explores the key role of linguistic awareness in multilingual …

This book explores the importance of cross-linguistic similarity in foreign language learning.
Similarities can be perceived in the form of simplified one-to-one relationships or merely …

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative
handbook dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. It has been …

This paper suggests that a dynamic systems theory (DST) provides an adequate conceptual
metaphor for discussing multilingual development. Multilingual acquisition is a nonlinear …