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Heritage Speakers as L3 Acquirers

Lloyd-Smith, Anika and Kupisch, Tanja LU (2023) p.354-379
Abstract
This chapter examines a population of third language (L3) learners that has received little attention, namely heritage speaker (HS) L3 learners, who grow up speaking two languages in early childhood. Unlike traditionally studied L3 learners, who acquired their L2 as older children, HSs have two naturalistically acquired languages to draw from, which has been suggested to have implications for L3 acquisition. By examining existing linguistically oriented research with HS L3ers, we discuss (1) whether patterns of acquisition differ in HS L3ers as compared to traditionally studied populations, and (2) whether this differs for L3 morphosyntax versus L3 phonetics-phonology. After a brief discussion of methodological limitations, we conclude... (More)
This chapter examines a population of third language (L3) learners that has received little attention, namely heritage speaker (HS) L3 learners, who grow up speaking two languages in early childhood. Unlike traditionally studied L3 learners, who acquired their L2 as older children, HSs have two naturalistically acquired languages to draw from, which has been suggested to have implications for L3 acquisition. By examining existing linguistically oriented research with HS L3ers, we discuss (1) whether patterns of acquisition differ in HS L3ers as compared to traditionally studied populations, and (2) whether this differs for L3 morphosyntax versus L3 phonetics-phonology. After a brief discussion of methodological limitations, we conclude that transfer patterns in early bilinguals in many respects mirror those for late bilinguals. However, differences across the domains of L3 morphosyntax versus L3 phonology are evident, with phonetic–phonological transfer more likely to stem from the dominant language. Some explanations and suggestions for further research are offered. (Less)
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heritage speakers, L3 acquisition, phonology, syntax, bilingualism
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The Cambridge Handbook of Third Language Acquisition
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Cabrelli, Jennifer ; Chaouch-Orozco, Adel ; González Alonso, Jorge ; Pereira Soares, Sergio Miguel ; Puig-Mayenco, Eloi and Rothman, Jason
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26 pages
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Cambridge University Press
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9781108957823
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10.1017/9781108957823.015
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English
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  author       = {{Lloyd-Smith, Anika and Kupisch, Tanja}},
  booktitle    = {{The Cambridge Handbook of Third Language Acquisition}},
  editor       = {{Cabrelli, Jennifer and Chaouch-Orozco, Adel and González Alonso, Jorge and Pereira Soares, Sergio Miguel and Puig-Mayenco, Eloi and Rothman, Jason}},
  isbn         = {{9781108957823}},
  keywords     = {{heritage speakers; L3 acquisition; phonology; syntax; bilingualism}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{354--379}},
  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  title        = {{Heritage Speakers as L3 Acquirers}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108957823.015}},
  doi          = {{10.1017/9781108957823.015}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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