This article surveys the development of second language (L2) phonology over the last 40–
50 years. Research in this area has grown from analyzing learners' errors in terms of …

In attempting to come to an understanding of the processes involved in acquiring the syntax
of a second language, it has become evident that we must consider generalizations and …

In this book Odlin analyses and interprets research, showing many ways in which similarities
and differences between languages can influence the acquisition of grammar, vocabulary …

This study investigated the relationship between experienced SPEAK Test raters' judgments
of nonnative pronunciation and actual deviance in segmentals, prosody, and syllable …

The basic principles and terminology of this important, but sometimes neglected, area are
explained in this book. Pronunciation helps teachers to understand and evaluate the …

The purpose of this paper is to review research in L2 acquisition that has examined the
influence of syllable structure universals on the structuring of interlanguage phonology …

Page 1 Loan Phonology and the Two Transfer Types in Language Contact Page 2 Publications
in Language Sciences Publications in Language Sciences is a series of monographs in …

In Chapters 1 and 2, I made the claim that developing an explanatory theory of SLA will
necessarily involve finding a way to link a theory of grammar to theories of perception …

Second language acquisition has rapidly grown as a field over the past decade, as our
knowledge of the ways in which children and adults learn and use a second language has …

Attractive as might seem the challenge to build a process or performance model that can
account for every behavioural decision, there are a number of sound reasons to tackle first …