Approaching Language Transfer Through Text Classification: Explorations in the Detection-Based Approach

Book Overview

This book explains the detection-based approach to investigating crosslinguistic influence and illustrates the value of the approach through a collection of five empirical studies that use the approach to quantify, evaluate, and isolate the subtle and complex influences of learners' native-language backgrounds on their English writing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184769697X
• ISBN13: 9781847696977
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"