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Introduction: The Nordic languages and second language acquisition theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2010

Ute Bohnacker  and
Marit Westergaard
Ute Bohnacker
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, Box 635, SE-751 26 Uppsala, Sweden. ute.bohnacker@lingfil.uu.se
Marit Westergaard
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway. marit.westergaard@uit.no
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The theme of this special issue of the Nordic Journal of Linguistics was intended to solicit contributions on Nordic languages being acquired as non-native languages as well as work on Nordic-language native speakers learning a second language, not necessarily a Nordic one. We adopted a wide definition of the term ‘second language’ (L2), i.e. a non-native (second, third, etc.) language acquired in late childhood, adolescence or adulthood, in a naturalistic or an instructed setting.

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Nordic Journal of Linguistics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 2: The Nordic Languages and Second Language Acquisition Theory , October 2010 , pp. 99 - 104
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Copyright © Nordic Association of Linguistics 2010

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