The chapters in this volume represent an approach to the notion of language transfer which reflects the paradigm shift originating from cognitive science. The p

This volume, dedicated to language transfer, starts out with state-of-the-art psycholinguistic approaches to language transfer involving studies on psycho-typol

Terence Odlin reconsiders a question that many language teachers and educational researchers have addressed: how much influence can a learner's native language

When people attempt to learn a new language, the language(s) they already know can help but also hinder their understanding or production of new forms. This phe

When learners of a new language draw on their native language (or on any other that they may know), this earlier acquired linguistic knowledge may influence the