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Multilingual cognition and language use : processing and typological perspectives /

Set in the context of bilingualism in Maori and English, this chapter discusses the interpretation of novel English compounds as right or left-headed. The aim is to report evidence of structural transfer in bilinguals on the level of word formation. In accordance with Grosjean (2012), this study pro...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Filipović, Luna (Editor ), Pütz, Martin (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, ©2014.
Colección:Human cognitive processing ; 44.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Set in the context of bilingualism in Maori and English, this chapter discusses the interpretation of novel English compounds as right or left-headed. The aim is to report evidence of structural transfer in bilinguals on the level of word formation. In accordance with Grosjean (2012), this study provides evidence for structural transfer when bilinguals act in a monolingual mode. The occurrence of transfer in monolingual situations is also further empirical proof for claims that the languages of a bilingual are constantly activated in a speaker's mind (Kecskes 2006). Maori-English bilinguals sh.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027270283
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9781306841924
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