The precursors of second language acquisition : a cross-linguistic study.

• Main Author: Or, Hui Fang.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics::Psycholinguistics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52206
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cross-linguistic transfer in second language acquisition is an active area of research. Second language (L2) learners bring with them their first language (L1) experience; in the lexical dimension, experience with the L1 orthography influences L2 lexical processing. Using the data from sixteen Engli...