Investigating second language acquisition

The book concerns theoretical, interdisciplinary and methodological issues in L2 acquisition research. It gives an accurate and up-to-date overview of high quality work currently in progress in research methodology, processing, principles and parameters theory, phonology, the bilingual lexicon, input and instruction. The volume will have the purpose of a handbook for teachers, students and researchers in the area of second language acquisition. The aim is to provide the reader with an acquisition perspective on processes of second and foreign language learning.

Frontmatter --; General introduction --; The state of the art in second language acquisition research /; Crosslinguistic influence with special reference to the acquisition of grammar /; Methodological issues --; Second language acquisition by adult immigrants: A multiple case study of Turkish and Moroccan learners of Dutch /; Processing --; Some experimental tasks in the study of word recognition /; Strategies /; Syntax: Principles --; Universal grammar in second language acquisition /; Are there principles of universal grammar that do not apply to second language acquisition? /; Syntax: Parameters --; Parameters in non-native language acquisition /; Parameter setting and the acquisition of wh-questions in L2 French /; Phonology --; A new research programme for the L2 acquisition of phonology . . /; Second language phonology /; Speech perception and L2 phonological acquisition /; The lexicon --; Lexicon and grammar in second language learning /; The lexicon in second language acquisition /; Acquisition and learning --; Input and instruction in second language acquisition /; Index / Lalleman, Josine --; Smith, Michael Sharwood --; Extra, Guus / Hout, Roeland van --; Koster, Cor J. --; Poulisse, Nanda --; Cook, Vivian J. --; Buren, Paul van --; Schwartz, Bonnie D. --; Hulk, Aafke --; Young-Scholten, Martha --; James, Allan R. --; Wode, Henning --; Bogaards, Paul --; Appel, René --; Jordens, Peter --