In the case of multilingual learners it is not only
the native language that influences their performance
in their other languages, but also other previously
learned languages. It is interesting to observe
which of the learners previous languages has more
influence on the newly acquired language.
The present study investigated the influence of the
native language and a second language on a tertiary
language. It compared the performances of Hungarian
learners knowing German as a second language and
English as a tertiary language, with that of learners
knowing English as a second language....