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

A cogent, clearly-written synthesis of new and classic work on crosslinguistic influences on language and thought, this book is intended as a text for upper-lev

How do children develop bilingual competence? Do bilingual children develop language in the same way as monolinguals? Set in the context of findings on language

The volume contains most updated theoretical and empirical research on foreign or second language processes analyzed from the perspective of cognition and affec

Third language acquisition is a common phenomenon, which presents some specific characteristics as compared to second language acquisition. This volume adopts a