New Perspectives on Transfer in Second Language Learning

Published by Multilingual Matters 2015

New Perspectives on Transfer in Second Language Learning

Edited by: Liming Yu and Terence Odlin

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781783094349

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About this book

This book provides a comprehensive and multidimensional examination of transfer in second language acquisition. It brings theoretical analyses together with work based on empirical observation. Chapters consider lexical, syntactic, phonological and cognitive perspectives on language transfer.

Author / Editor information

Yu Liming :

Liming Yu is Professor Emeritus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China and President of the China Educational Linguistics Association. His research interests have focused on language transfer in second language acquisition, the disciplinary nature of second language acquisition and theory and practice in bilingual education. He has published extensively, including Language Transfer in Language Learning (Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press).

Odlin Terence :

Terence Odlin is Associate Professor Emeritus of English, Ohio State University, USA and his research interests focus on language contact and language transfer. He is the author of Language Transfer (Cambridge University Press) and editor or co-editor of four other volumes. He has also published articles and chapters in several journals and edited volumes.

Liming Yu is Professor Emeritus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China and President of the China Educational Linguistics Association. His research interests have focused on language transfer in second language acquisition, the disciplinary nature of second language acquisition and theory and practice in bilingual education. He has published extensively, including Language Transfer in Language Learning (Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press).

Terence Odlin is Associate Professor Emeritus of English, Ohio State University, USA and his research interests focus on language contact and language transfer. He is the author of Language Transfer (Cambridge University Press) and editor or co-editor of four other volumes. He has also published articles and chapters in several journals and edited volumes.

Reviews

Pengfei Lei and Jinfen Xu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China:

With its logical categorization of studies as well as accessible writing style, lucid explanation of theories and experiments as well as pedagogical comment, and reflections on transfer in each study, this is undoubtedly an ideal academic volume not only for SLA researchers and language teachers, but for undergraduates and postgraduates involved in SLA research as well.

Danuta Gabryś-Barker, University of Silesia, Poland:

This volume is an interesting and innovative collection of articles on language transfer. It is unique in its presentation of papers on both theoretical perspectives and data-based studies in the context of the interaction between English and Chinese as L1 and L2 (among others). It is essential reading for anyone concerned with the processes of second language acquisition and multilingualism, not just the featured subject of language transfer.

Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck, University of London, UK:

There is nothing more satisfying than seeing established researchers join forces with lesser known colleagues to push theoretical, methodological and geographical boundaries. Terence Odlin, the grandfather of transfer research, teamed up with Liming Yu and produced this excellent book, including contributions by Western and Chinese scholars who bring in a fresh Asian perspective.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
1. Introduction Terence Odlin and Liming Yu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Scope of Transfer Research Scott Jarvis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Part 1: Lexical Perspectives
3. Cross-Lexical Interaction and the Structure of the Mental Lexicon David Singleton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
4. L1 Transfer in Chinese Learners’ Use of Spatial Prepositions in EFL Jia Li and Jinting Cai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5. L1 Influences in L2 Lexical Inferencing T. Sima Paribakht and Marjorie Bingham Wesche Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Part 2: Syntactic Perspectives
6. An Investigation of Topic-Prominence in Interlanguage of Chinese EFL Learners: A Discourse Perspective Shaopeng Li and Lianrui Yang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
7. Investigating the Impact of L1 Morphology and Semantics on L2 Acquisition of English Detransitivized Constructions by Chinese and Korean Learners Yusong Gao Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
8. The Role of L1 in the Acquisition of Chinese Causative Constructions by English-Speaking Learners Hui Chang and Lina Zheng Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Part 3: Phonological Perspectives
9. L1 Influence on the Learning of English Lexical Stress Patterns: Evidence from Chinese Early and Late EFL Learners Hong Li, Lei Zhang and Ling Zhou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
10. SLA Perspectives on Language Contact: An Experimental Study on Retroflexion David Mitchell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Part 4: Cognitive Perspectives
11. Language Transfer and the Link between Comprehension and Production Terence Odlin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
12. Context and Language Transfer Chuming Wang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
13. Conclusion: A Few More Questions Terence Odlin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Index of Persons Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Keywords: Language transfer; Cross-linguistic influence; Interference; SLA; CLI; Second language acquisition; Bilingualism; Language pedagogy; Psycholinguistics

eBook

Published: October 9, 2015
ISBN: 9781783094349