Second Language Learners’ Performance on Non-Isomorphic Cross-Language Cognates in Translation

Second Language Learners’ Performance on Non-Isomorphic Cross-Language Cognates in Translation

Do adult L2 English bilingual speakers have difficulty with cognate words whose meanings are distinct across their two languages? This study explored the extent to which variations in meaning in cross-language cognates affect translation performance in a translation task by L2 English (L1 Spanish) s...

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Main Author: Canizares, Carlos I.
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2016
Subjects:
polysemy
cognates
translation
SLA
late bilinguals
adult language learner
First and Second Language Acquisition
Linguistics
Other Linguistics
Semantics and Pragmatics
Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3061
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