Foreign language and mother tongue / Istvan Kecskes, Tünde Papp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kecskés, István.

Contributor:

Papp, Tünde.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multilingualism.

Native language.

Second language acquisition.

Language transfer (Language learning).

Language awareness.

Physical Description:

xxv, 148 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbaum, 2000.

Contents:

1. Mother Tongue and Subsequent Languages 1

Foreign Language 2

FL Versus L2 3

2. Foreign Language Influence on Written L1 15

The L2

> L1 Effect 15

Written Speech 16

Hypotheses 20

The Experiment 20

Principal Findings of the Experiment 29

3. Language Processing Device of Multilinguals 37

Language Processing in Bilinguals 37

Speech Production Models 39

The Common Underlying Conceptual Base 47

4. Thought and Word 55

The Conceptual-Linguistic Interface 55

Concept and Word in Linguistic Theory 58

Development of the Mental Lexicon in Multilinguals 64

5. Transfer of Skills in the LPD 73

Development of Skills 74

Linguistic Operations and Memory 81

6. Language Distance and Multicompetence 87

Language Distance 88

Organization of a Sentence 92

Cultural Distance and Vocabulary 96

7. Pragmatic Knowledge of Multilinguals 106

The Nature of Positive Transfer 106

Thought and Discourse 110.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-138) and indexes.

ISBN:

0805827595

0805827609

OCLC:

43615812