How second languages are learned : an introduction /

Some people are apparently very good at learning languages beyond the one(s) they acquire in infancy. The 19th century British explorer Sir Richard Burton claimed to have spoken more than forty languages and dialects (Farwell, 1963). There are also 'linguistic savants,' people who, despite...

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Main Author:	Hawkins, Roger (Roger D.) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Second language acquisition.