Pragmatic Transfer

Abstract

Abstract As resourceful human beings, when we embark on a task for the first time, we resort, consciously or unconsciously, to our previous knowledge and experience in order to accomplish the task as efficiently as possible. This also applies to second (or third or other) language acquisition/learning scenarios: When we learn a new language, we already know, at least, a first language and have a wealth of world experience and information that will necessarily play a role in the acquisition and use of the new language. The interaction between the old information—our first language—and the new information—any subsequent language we may learn—is at the heart of the phenomenon of transfer.

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