Language Transfer Definition: Language transfer refers to the influence of a learner's native language (L1) on their acquisition and use of a second language (L2). This can involve the carryover of grammatical rules, pronunciation patterns, or semantic meanings from the native language into the second language.
Option 2 Explanation:
"The carryover of rules of the mother tongue syntax, phonology, or semantic system to the Second language in question."
This correctly describes how aspects of the learner’s native language (mother tongue) can impact their second language learning process, either positively (facilitating learning) or negatively (causing errors).
Example: A Spanish speaker learning English might have difficulty with the pronunciation of the English "th" sound (as in "think" or "that") because this sound does not exist in Spanish. As a result, they might pronounce "think" as "tink" or "that" as "dat."
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