Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Introduction xiii
6. Chapter 1. The Acquisition of Spanish Middle and Impersonal Passive Constructions from SLA and TLA Perspectives 1
7. Chapter 2. Language Transfer in the Acquisition of the Semantic Contrast in L3 Spanish 30
8. Chapter 3. Multilingual Universal Grammar as the Norm 55
9. Chapter 4. UG and L3 Acquisition: New Insights and More Questions 71
10. Chapter 5. Transfer in L3 Acquisition: The Role of Typology 89
11. Chapter 6. L3 Enhanced Feature Sensitivity as a Result of Higher Profi ciency in the L2 115
12. Chapter 7. Third Language Acquisition of Norwegian Objects: Interlanguage Transfer or L1 Infl uence? 144
13. Chapter 8. Null Objects in L1 Thai–L2 English–L3 Chinese: An Empiricist Take on a Theoretical Problem 162
14. Chapter 9. The L3 Acquisition of Cantonese Refl exives 192
15. Appendix 213