Cross-Linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning

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.

• | Author: HÃ¥kan Ringbom
• | Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• | Publication Date: Dec 18, 2006
• | Number of Pages: 152 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1853599344
• | ISBN-13: 9781853599347