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....
In the case of multilingual learners it is not only the native language that influences their performance in their other languages, but also o...