The
Handbook of Second Language Acquisition presents an integrated discussion of key, and sometimes controversial, issues in second language acquisition research.
- Discusses the biological and cognitive underpinnings of SLA, mechanisms, processes, and constraints on SLA, the level of ultimate attainment, research methods, and the status of SLA as a cognitive science.
- Includes contributions from twenty-seven of the world's leading scholars.
- Provides an invaluable resource for all students and scholars of human cognition, including those in linguistics, psychology, applied linguistics, ESL, foreign languages, and cognitive science.
List of Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
I: Overview:.
1. The Scope of Inquiry and Goals of SLA: Catherine J. Doughty and Michael H. Long.
II: Capacity and Representation:.
2. On the Nature of Interlanguage Representation: Universal Grammar in the Second Language: Lydia White.
3. The Radical Middle: Nativism without Universal Grammar: William O’Grady.
4. Constructions, Chunking, and Connectionism: The Emergence of Second Language Structure: Nick C. Ellis.
5. Cognitive Processes in Second Language Learners and Bilinguals: The Development of Lexical and Conceptual Representations: Judith F. Kroll and Gretchen Sunderman.
6. Near-Nativeness: Antonella Sorace.
III: Environments for SLA:.
7. Language Socialization in SLA: Karen Ann Watson-Gegeo and Sarah Nielsen.
8. Social Context: Jeff Siegel.
9. Input and InteraclC!
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