New Trends in Crosslinguistic Influence And Multilingualism Research

Contributors identified only by name, presumably linguists, explain some methods being used to study influences between languages now that interest in such influence has expanded beyond how first languages shape second languages. The topics include multilinguals versus bilinguals and their perceptions of cognates, cross-linguistic interaction and meta-linguistic awareness in third language acquisition, measuring meta-linguistic analysis among multilingual advanced learners of English as a foreign language by testing their perception of proposition errors in semantically correct versus erroneous contexts, and phonology in third and additional language acquisition. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Gessica De Angelis works at the Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on multilingualism, language education, and second/third language acquisition. Her publications include New Trends in Crosslinguistic Influence and Multilingualism Research (2011, co-edited with J-M. Dewaele) and Third or Additional Language Acquisition (2007).

Jean-Marc Dewaele is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism at Birkbeck, University of London. He has published widely on individual differences in Second Language Acquisition and Multilingualism. He is president of the European Second Language Association (2007-2011), Convenor of the AILA Research Network Multilingualism: Acquisition and Use (2005-2011) and Executive Committee member of the International Association of Multilingualism (2005-2011).