Foreign Language and Mother Tongue

In this bk,the aus present research & theory to argue that metalinguistic awareness of one's native lang is altered by either the acquisition or the learning of a 2nd lang.Implications for both theoretical & applied aspects of lang make this an important

Istvan Kecskes Papp (Author) , Istvan Kecskes (State University of New York, Albany) (Author) , T Papp (Author)

Contents: Preface. Mother Tongue and Subsequent Languages. Foreign Language Influence on Written L1. Language Processing Device in Multilinguals. Thought and Word. Transfer of Skills in the LPD. Language Distance and Multicompetence. Pragmatic Knowledge of Multilinguals. Conclusion.