The Acquisition of French as a Second Language

• Other Authors: Howard, Martin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Language; tense; aspect; mood; modality; L2 French; Interface hypothesis; longitudinal study; study abroad; proficiency; self-perceived proficiency; linguistic gains; French; L2 acquisition; verb morphology; subject-verb agreement; number; transfer; cross-linguistic influence; collocation; frequency; MI score; Log Dice; stay abroad; instructional practices; proficiency outcomes; French as a second language; CEFR; DELF; action-oriented instruction; task-based language teaching; aller + V; SLA; spatial reference; discursive function; French L2 acquisition; addition; scope particles; German L1; syntactic embedding; prosody; discourse cohesion; vocabulary depth; L3 French; vocabulary knowledge; spelling; form-meaning; word parts; migration; adult SLA; high performance; individual factors; input; morphosyntax; usage-based approaches; motivation; LOTEs; French as a foreign language; ideal self; intervention; noun phrase; determiner system; French L2; beginning stages in L2; ESF corpus; Spanish L1; Moroccan Arabic L1; L2 learner productions; Basic Variety; learner varieties; n/a
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Focusing on French, this collection of articles spans different facets of second language acquisition research, including different areas of a learner's language system in French such as the development of verbal, nominal, and adjectival morphology. Other articles explore input matters relating...