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

This volume brings together six case studies of an adult multilingual speaker who acquires a new language through social interaction. The book deals especially

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