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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Third language (L3)"”.
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Cross-linguistic transfer in third language acquisition: a comparative study of Mandarin L2 and Guangxi Cantonese L3 learners of English
… investigates the possible source of transfer in third language (L3) acquisition by comparing bilingual Guangxi Cantonese and Mandarin learners of English (L3 learners) and Mandarin learners of English (L2 learners) in two writing tasks: story retelling and Chinese-to-English translation. The data …
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Definiteness and Specificity in Second and Third Language Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese
… doctoral project addresses critical issues in third language (L3) acquisition, an area less studied than second language (L2) acquisition, by investigating the acquisition of (in)definiteness and (non-)specificity by L2 and L3 Mandarin speakers with prior knowledge of Cantonese and/or English. …
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Constructing L3 selves: A study of undergraduate learners' motivation to learn a third language in China
This study conceptualises Chinese language-major undergraduates’ motivation to learn a third language (L3) from a self perspective. Two overarching aims were adopted to guide the research: how learners’ L3 motivation was formulated and reformulated over the course of one year of learning an L3 and …
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Cross-linguistic influence in the acquisition of Brazilian Portuguese as a third language
… speakers who are learning Portuguese as a third language (L3). This work contributes to a better understanding of which factors determine cross-linguistic influence in the multilingual mind and what the role of previously acquired languages is in the acquisition of any language beyond the …
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Morphological Competence in English: Comparing Advanced L2 and L3 English Learners
… competence in advanced Mandarin-speaking second-language (L2) learners (n=63) and Uyghur-speaking third-language (L3) learners (n=40) of English, focusing on derivational word parts knowledge, morphological awareness, and processing ability. Existing research on L2 English derivational …
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A aquisição/aprendizagem da competência pragmática em português língua não materna: a formulação de pedidos por falantes provenientes da Guiné-Bissau, residentes em Portugal
O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar os fatores linguísticos, sociolinguísticos e culturais que determinam os processos de aquisição e aprendizagem da competência pragmática em PLNM, no que se refere à expressão do ato ilocutório diretivo do pedido, por falantes provenientes da Guiné-Bissau …