individual differences in L1/L2

[Erika Hoff]

Liz Bates talked about this with respect to her daughter in, I believe,
>From First Words to Grammar."

Erika Hoff


At 11:40 AM 01/28/2000 +0100, David A. Cohen wrote:
>Dear Colleagues and friends:
>
>Does anyone know of any research which investigates whether individuals
>retain the same individual preferences (analytic/gestalt,
>referential/expressive etc.) which they demonstrate in L1 when they
>learn their second language(s)?  I'm particularly interested in L2 adult
>acquisition in this connection, but would also like to know whether the
>question has been considered in relation to bilingual or child L2
>acquisition.  I can see all sorts of (mostly methodological) reasons why
>the question might not have been tackled, particularly with respect to
>adults; but I'm interested in what others think.
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>Susan Foster-Cohen
>
>
>
Erika Hoff, Ph.D.
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