The use of prior linguistic knowledge in the early stages of L3 acquisition.

Autor/in	Rast, Rebekah
Titel	The use of prior linguistic knowledge in the early stages of L3 acquisition.
Quelle	In: International review of applied linguistics in language teaching, 48 (2010) 2-3, S. 159-183Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Abbildungen 4; Tabellen 5; Anmerkungen
Sprache	englisch; mehrsprachige Zitate
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0019-042X
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Transfer; Morphologie; Negation; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachtypologie; Verb; Drittsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Französisch; Polnisch; Polnischunterricht; Hochschule
Abstract	The paper examines cross-linguistic influence in third language acquisition relative to language typology, psychotypology and proficiency level. In particular, it observes how learners make use of their background languages when faced with a language they know little to nothing about. The participants, native French speakers with English as a common L2 (other L2s varied) exposed to Polish (L3) for the very first time, were tested on initial exposure and then at various intervals up to 8 hours. The input provided to the learners from the moment of first exposure was recorded and transcribed. This methodology allowed to analyze learners' use of prior linguistic knowledge (L1 and other L2s) when performing tasks in a language with low proficiency. Tasks included translating written and spoken sentences, judging grammaticality and rearranging words in sentences. Despite a limited number of participants in each language group, results indicate tendencies. They not only suggest an important role for both typology and psychotypology at this level of proficiency, but they also reveal that even minimal knowledge of a background language can be the source of cross-linguistic influence of various types. (Verlag, adapt.).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2022/3