The Influence of Inter-Lingual Subjective and Objective Similarity Judgments Between the Second and Third Languages on the Language Transfer in Trilingual Acquisition

Yun Huang

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.HT29234

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The Influence of Inter-Lingual Subjective and Objective Similarity Judgments Between the Second and Third Languages on the Language Transfer in Trilingual Acquisition

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The Influence of Inter-Lingual Subjective and Objective Similarity Judgments Between the Second and Third Languages on the Language Transfer in Trilingual Acquisition

Yun Huang ^1*

¹ Fujian Normal University

^*Corresponding author: 103032020030@student.fjnu.edu.cn

Published on 5 November 2025

CHR Vol.95

ISSN (Print): 2753-7072

ISSN (Online): 2753-7064

ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-509-7

ISBN (Online): 978-1-80590-510-3

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Abstract

The research on the influence of subjective similarity on second language acquisition is relatively in-depth both domestically and internationally, but there is still a lack of research on the impact of subjective similarity on third language acquisition. This article analyzes the impact of differences in inter-lingual subjective and objective similarity on language transfer. This article analyzes how the subjective similarity judgment between languages can affect the occurrence of language transfer, and the difference in subjective and objective similarity can also have an impact on language transfer. The higher the subjective objective similarity, the more favorable it is for positive transfer to occur. Therefore, this article proposes the following suggestions: teachers should have a correct understanding and comprehension of the impact of subjective and objective similarity on learners' language learning. Through various teaching designs, actively guide learners to strengthen subjective similarity associations between languages during the process of trilingual acquisition, and help learners quickly form a reasonable framework and learning logic for trilingual acquisition cognition.

Keywords:

Trilingual acquisition, subjective similarity between languages, objective similarity between languages, language transfer

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