This book deals with the phenomenon of third language (L3) acquisition. As a research field, L3 acquisition is established as a branch of multilingualism that i

Third language acquisition is a common phenomenon, which presents some specific characteristics as compared to second language acquisition. This volume adopts a

Provides a comprehensive overview of third language acquisition (additive multilingualism) in adulthood, an increasingly important subfield of language acquisit

The purpose of this book is to present recent studies in the field of multilingualism and L3, bringing together contributions from an international group of spe

What is language and how can we investigate its acquisition by children or adults? What perspectives exist from which to view acquisition? What internal constra