Cross-Linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning

by Hakan Ringbom and Dr. Håkan Ringbom

Book Overview

This book explores the importance of cross-linguistic similarity in foreign language learning. Similarities can be perceived in the form of simplified one-to-one relationships or merely assumed. The book outlines the different roles of L1 transfer on comprehension and on production, and on close and distant target languages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853599344
• ISBN13: 9781853599347
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.2"