In:Cross Currents in Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory
Edited by Thom Huebner and Charles A. Ferguson
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders 2] 1991
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 12 July 1991
https://doi.org/10.1075/lald.2.toc
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Table of contents
Prefacevii
I. Overview
II. From Theories to Hypothesis Testing
Prosodic phonology: second language acquisition data as evidence in theoretical phonology47
Government-binding: parameter-setting in second language acquisition and implications for theoretical linguistics169
Functionalist linguistics: discourse structure and language processing in second language acquisition195
Variation theory: implicational scaling and critical age limits in models of linguistic variation, acquisition and change225
III. From Data to Model Building
Perception and production: the relevance of phonetic input to L2 phonological learning249
The teaching of intonation: classroom experiences to theoretical models291
Developmental sequences: the emergence of aspect marking in second language acquisition305
Cross-generational bilingualism: theoretical implications of language attrition325
Modality and second language learning: a challenge for linguistic theory347
Narrative and description: temporal reference in second language acquisition385
IV. Conclusions
