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ERIC Number: EJ571998
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
Language Switches in L3 Production: Implications for a Polyglot.
Williams, Sarah; Hammarberg, Bjorn
Applied Linguistics, v19 n3 p295-333 Sep 1998
Presents results from ongoing research about non-adapted language switches, highlighting a longitudinal study of an adult learner of third-language (L3) Swedish with first-language (L1) English and second-language (L2) German. The study is based on 844 non-adapted language switches. Researchers identified four types of switches. Results indicated that in this study of L3 acquisition, L1 and L2 played different roles. (SM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), German, Language Processing, Language Proficiency, Longitudinal Studies, Prior Learning, Second Language Learning, Swedish, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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