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<span class="style4"><strong>Same Source, Different Outcomes: A Study
of Swedish Influence on the Acquisition of English in Finland</strong> <br>
<em>International Journal of Multilingualism</em>, Volume 1, Number 2 <br>
by Terence Odlin, Ohio State University and Scott Jarvis, Ohio
University</span>
<p class="style4"> With a Finnish-speaking majority and a
Swedish-speaking minority, Finland offers a striking contrast in the
kinds of cross-linguistic influence that can occur in the acquisition
of English in a multilingual setting. While much previous research has
looked at the differences between Finnish and Swedish influences, the
study compares Swedish influence on the use of English by native
speakers of Swedish and by native speakers of Finnish, both positive
and negative transfer being evident in the performances. The findings
indicate that although both groups show influence from Swedish, the
patterns of transfer are by no means identical.</p>
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