Effects of the Second Language on the First by Vivian Cook

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Effects of the Second Language on the First by Vivian Cook

This book looks at changes in the first language of people who know a second language, thus seeing L2 users as people in their own right differing from the monolingual in both first and second languages. It presents theories and research that investigate the first language of second language users from a variety of perspectives including vocabulary, pragmatics, cognition, and syntax and using a variety of linguistic and psychological models.

Vivian Cook has taught at Ealing Technical College and North-East London Polytechnic; he now works at the University of Essex After writing EFL course-books, he concentrated on linguistics and language learning in books such as Chomsky’s Universal Grammar and Second Lang¬uage Learning and Language Teaching. His current interests are partly developing the concept of multi-compet¬ence through books such as Portraits of the L2 User and applying it to the design of language teaching materials, partly exploring the English writing system through books and articles. He was founding President of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA).

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ISBN 13 9781853596322
ISBN 10 1853596329
Title Effects of the Second Language on the First
Author Vivian Cook
Series Second Language Acquisition
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Year published 2003-03-01
Number of pages 280
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.