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Crosslinguistic Influence in Language and Cognition

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• Price: $50.00
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 304
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 26th October 2007
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-3885-5

About the Book

This book is a cogent, clearly-written synthesis of new and classic work on crosslinguistic influences on language and thought. Intended as a text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, it will also serve as a resource for instructors and scholars in applied linguistics, linguistics, and psycholinguistics courses. This topic is a perennial favorite in courses on bilingualism, psycholinguistics, and even cognitive psychology. It has come into even sharper focus over the past decade with the rapid increase in the availability of crosslinguistic data from languages other than English.

Table of Contents

Preface. Overview. Identifying Crosslinguistic Influence. Linguistic Transfer. Conceptual Transfer. Conceptual Change. Transferability and Factors That Interact With Transfer. Conclusions. References.

About the Author(s)

Scott Jarvis is currently Associate Professor of Linguistics and Chair of the Department of Linguistics at Ohio University, where his main research interests include crosslinguistic influence, cognitive linguistics, and research methods related to the investigation of language proficiency and the measurement of lexical diversity. His work in these areas has appeared in a book, book chapters, and a number of articles published in key journals of the fields of second language acquisition and multilingualism. Dr. Jarvis is currently Associate Editor for the journal Language Learning.

Aneta Pavlenko is currently Associate Professor of TESOL in the College of Education, Temple University. Her main research interests include the relationship between language and thought, language and emotions, and language and identity, seen through the lens of bi- and multilingualism and second language learning. She has authored and edited several books, book chapters, and articles published in key journals of the fields of second language acquisition and multilingualism. Dr. Pavlenko is currently Associate Editor for the International Journal of Bilingualism.