Transfer in second language acquisition

Transfer in second language acquisition

1. Language transfer: refers to the position in wich one language is learned in the presence of other language.

2. When we learn a new language, we transfer over our whole native grammar

3. When you're learning a second or a third language, you already have a whole linguistic system inside your head.

4. The grammar of your first language interferes in the process of learning the other languages. You transfer knowledge from your L1 into your L2.

   • Transfer effects can be found in all areas of linguistics, from phonology to syntax to semantics.

5. The pronunciation of L2 will change according to the knowledge we have of our L1 or mother tongue.

   • Your accent is different based on what the phonology of your native language was, because it got moved over with everything else.

6. Depending on what language you're starting from, the mistakes you'll make in your L2 will be different.

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