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Choosing between Theories: Can L3 Acquisition Really Decide?
Second Language Research, v37 n3 p429-433 Jul 2021
In this commentary, I question Westergaard's argument that third language (L3) data can be used to decide between theories such as Full Transfer Full Access, involving wholesale transfer initially, and Full Transfer Potential, involving property-by-property transfer. I suggest that much L3 data will be amenable to explanation under either theory. Furthermore, it is not clear what kind of data would constitute counter-evidence to Full Transfer Potential.
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Linguistic Theory, Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Grammar, Cues
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