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Second versus Third Language Acquisition: Is There a Difference?

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Klein, Elaine C. – Language Learning, 1995

Investigates whether knowing more than one language enhances the learning of lexical items and syntactic constructions in other languages. Multilingual (M1) students outperformed unilinguals in both types of acquisition, suggesting that M1s' heightened metalinguistic skills, enhanced lexical knowledge, and a less conservative learning procedure…

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, High School Students, Language Aptitude

Foreign Accents, Language Acquisition, and Cerebral Dominance Revisited

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Hill, Jane H. – Language Learning, 1970

Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Child Language, Language Ability, Language Proficiency