Publications

Publication details [#52896]

Bingham Wesche, Marjorie. 2009. Lexical Inferencing in a First and Second Language. Cross-linguistic Dimensions. (Second Language Acquisition). Multilingual Matters. 216 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

crosslinguistic perspective | first language acquisition | inference | language transfer | second language acquisition

Language as a subject

English | French | Persian

Annotation

This book proposes comparative research of L1 and L2 lexical inferencing by French, English and Persian speakers, focusing on proof of L1 transfer in the L2 inferencing process, its achievement and readers' winnings in L2 word knowledge.