Transferability of cognate lexis in the English of Francophone African learners

This study is concerned with the investigation of the phenomenon of lexical cognateness and the transferability of French-English cognates from French (L2) to English (L3) by Burundian university students of English whose L1 is Kirundi, a Bantu language. The study examines cognate lexis according to...

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Main Author: Sikogukira, Matutin
Published: University of Edinburgh 1994
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.661903