The Effects of the Second Language on the First.

This study examines changes in the first language of people who know a second language. 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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Essex), Vivian Cook (University of
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, 2003.
Series:Second Language Acquisition S.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Changing L1 in the L2 User's Mind; Chapter 2 The Influence of L2 on L1 Collocational Knowledge and on L1 Lexical Diversity in Free Written Expression; Chapter 3 'I Feel Clumsy Speaking Russian': L2 Influence on L1 in Narratives of Russian L2 Users of English; Chapter 4 The Intercultural Style Hypothesis: L1 and L2 Interaction in Requesting Behaviour; Chapter 5 Probing the Effects of the L2 on the L1: A Case Study.