from Part II - L3/Ln across Linguistic Domains
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
One of the main characteristics of the L3 lexicon is that it manifests influences from all previously learned languages, in contrast to the L2 lexicon, which can only be influenced by the L1. The chapter thus focuses on L1 and L2 lexical crosslinguistic influences in the L3. Questions discussed include the extent to which the L1(s) and L2(s) influence the L3 lexicon; in what ways they do so; and why certain background languages tend to influence the L3 lexicon to a larger extent than others. The chapter looks at both so-called negative transfer, such as code-switches, word construction attempts, and semantic transfer, and positive transfer effects, such as to what extent the L3 lexicon benefits from L1 and L2 cognate knowledge. The research area is complex in many different ways. It will be shown that it encompasses various types of data, different language constellations, L3 settings, L3 (and L2) proficiency levels, and age groups.
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