Multicompetence and First Language Attrition: Where Do We Draw the Line?

Cook’s (1992) model of multicompetence not only contributes to our understanding of second language learners as L2 users, but also offers one of the first attempts in looking at how a speaker’s L2 affects the L1. Before the notion of multicompetence emerged, almost all changes happening in the L1 of...

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Main Author: Erica Won-Jing Lowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2006-05-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1559