How the Learning of a Second Language Affects the First Language of an Individual: The Italian of Monolingual and Multilingual Speakers

<br/><b>1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS</b>
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<br/><b>2. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW </b>
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<br/><b>3. SITUATIONS OF INFLUENCE OF L2 ON L1 </b>
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3.1. Premises for a 'reverse transfer' to be possible <br/>
3.2. First language attrition <br/>
3.3. The process of the L2 replacing lost structures of the L1<br/>
<br/><b>4. COEXISTENCE OF L2 AND L1 </b>
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4.1. Previous studies <br/>
4.2. Positive influence of the L2 on the L1: SLA versus FL<br/>
4.3. Theories concerning the way two languages may interact in the speaker's brain <br/>
<br/><b>5. DIFFERENCES IN THE FIRST LANGUAGE OF MONOLINGUAL AND MULTILINGUAL SPEAKERS </b>
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5.1. Lexis:borrowings and code-mixing <br/>
5.2. Semantics: extension or narrowing <br/>
5.3. Morphology: code-blending <br/>
5.4. Phonetic convergence <br/>
5.5. Syntax: word order <br/>
5.6. Pragmatics and the 'intercultural style hypothesis' <br/>
5.7. Mental representation in monolingual and multilingual speakers<br/>
<br/><b>6. PRESENTATION OF A CASE STUDY </b>
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6.1. Objectives <br/>
6.2. Data collection methods <br/>
6.3. Subjects <br/>
6.4. Results and discussion <br/>
6.4.1. Lexis and semantics <br/>
6.4.2. Changes on the verb configuration <br/>
6.4.3. Syntax <br/>
6.5. Awareness of the subjects <br/>
6.6. Conclusions <br/>
<br/><b>7. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH </b>
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8. Summary in italian <br/>
8.1. L'influenza che la L2 esercita sulla L1 <br/>
8.2. Cosa cambia della L1 <br/>
8.3. L'italiano di soggetti monolingui e multilingui <br/>
<br/><b>9. APPENDIX </b>
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Questionario per i soggetti 'monolingui' <br/>
Questionario per i soggetti 'bilingui' <br/>
Test <br/>
<br/><b>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS</b>
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