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Acquisition of Korean: The state of the art

Edited by Soonja Choi

In chapters encompassing phonology, reading and writing, the lexicon, morphology, syntax, and semantics, Acquisition of Korean: The state of the art offers a comprehensive overview of research in each area, along with cutting-edge original studies. Designed to document, support, and inspire… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 36] 2026. vii, 510 pp.

Selected Papers from Constructionist Approaches to Language Pedagogy 4

Edited by Thorsten Piske and Thomas Herbst

Special issue of Pedagogical Linguistics 7:1 (2026) v, 219 pp.

Usage-based Perspectives on Language and Language Acquisition: In honour of Heike Behrens

Edited by Karin Madlener-Charpentier, Marjolijn H. Verspoor, Mirjam Weder and Annelies Häcki Buhofer

Over the last three decades, usage-based (UB) approaches have developed into a leading paradigm in research on language, language use, and (first and second) language acquisition. This volume shows how current UB approaches—embracing diverse perspectives, disciplines, and methodologies—place… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 35] 2026. xx, 343 pp. | open access

Becoming a Member in Social Worlds
: The interface of learning and socialization in L2 interactions

Edited by Klara Skogmyr Marian and Simona Pekarek Doehler

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 16:1 (2025) v, 198 pp.

Child-centered Approaches to Applied Linguistic Research

Edited by Yuko Goto Butler and Annamaria Pinter

In recent years, child-centered research has garnered increasing attention among scholars working with children. However, it remains under-explored within the field of applied linguistics. This gap is partly attributable to the conceptual complexity of the notion itself; “child-centered research”… read more

[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 13] 2025. ix, 202 pp.

Cumulative Knowledge Building in Learner Corpus Research

Edited by Tove Larsson and Douglas Biber

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 11:1 (2025) v, 244 pp.

Emerging Issues in Content-Based Minority Language Immersion Education Contexts

Edited by Laurent Cammarata and Pádraig Ó Duibhir

Special issue of Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 13:1 (2025) vi, 192 pp.

First Language Acquisition in Finno-Ugric Languages

Edited by Minna Kirjavainen, Ágnes Lukács and Virve-Anneli Vihman

This book is the first comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of the first language acquisition of four Finno-Ugric languages: Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and North Saami. Ten chapters review research on phonological, lexical, and grammatical development, bringing the research within the… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 33] 2025. vii, 349 pp.

Historical Linguistics at School

Edited by Theodore Markopoulos and Brian D. Joseph

Special issue of Pedagogical Linguistics 6:2 (2025) v, 145 pp.

The Second Language Acquisition of English Tense, Aspect and Modality

Dalila Ayoun

After a comprehensive description of the French and English tense, aspect, mood/modality (TAM) systems in Chapter 1, an overview of key theoretical perspective and applied perspectives from the morpheme-order studies to examples of internal and external interfaces in monolingual child acquisition… read more

[Not in series, 243] 2025. xi, 244 pp.

Second Language Cognitive Task Complexity: A research synthesis

Shoko Sasayama, Aleksandra Malicka and John M. Norris

This book addresses the topic of cognitive task complexity as it has been investigated in second language (L2) task-based research. This interest is premised on the notion that communication tasks may differ systematically in the types and amounts of cognitive complexity they present to L2… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 18] 2025. xi, 295 pp.

Variation in Language Acquisition: Unity in diversity

Edited by Laura Rosseel and Eline Zenner

This volume, resulting from the fifth edition of the conference series Variation in Language Acquisition (ViLA), brings together research at the intersection of language acquisition and sociolinguistics. Work within the ViLA tradition explores how learners—from preschoolers to adult second-language… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 34] 2025. vi, 262 pp.

The COLT Observation Scheme: Digital versions and updated research applications. Second revised edition

Nina Spada

This volume presents the second edition of the Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching (COLT) Observation Scheme. Since the book’s original publication, COLT has become well established as a research instrument in L2 teaching and learning. This new edition brings COLT into the 21st century… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 60] 2024. vii, 210 pp.

Current Perspectives on Generative SLA - Processing, Influence, and Interfaces: Selected proceedings of the 16th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference

Edited by Marta Velnić, Anne Dahl and Kjersti Faldet Listhaug

This volume comprises studies and keynote addresses presented at the 16th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference hosted by The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, in Trondheim in 2022. The selection of cutting-edge studies presented covers a wide array of… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 70] 2024. vii, 402 pp.

English Prosody in First and Second Language Speakers: A contrastive interlanguage analysis across intonational dimensions

Karin McClellan

Discover the intricate dynamics of L2 prosody with this pioneering study, which examines how advanced learners from Czech, German, and Spanish backgrounds engage with British and American English intonation. By employing a multidimensional approach - spanning phonetic, phonological,… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 120] 2024. xix, 296 pp.

Interactions and Language Acquisition in Non-Family Settings

Edited by Caroline Masson

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 15:1 (2024) v, 188 pp.

Language Acquisition in Romance Languages

Edited by Vicenç Torrens

The research presented in this volume covers first language acquisition, second language acquisition, language heritage and language impairment. Papers in this collection use a variety of experimental methods, such as eye-tracking, elicitation tasks, production tasks administered off-line and… read more

[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition, 18] 2024. viii, 308 pp.

Learner Corpus Research for Pedagogical Purposes

Edited by Sandra Götz and Sylviane Granger

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 10:1 (2024) v, 240 pp.

Perspectives on Input, Evidence, and Exposure in Language Acquisition: Studies in honour of Susanne E. Carroll

Edited by Lindsay Hracs

Emphasizing the necessity for theory-driven language acquisition research, the studies in this collection aim to formalize the kinds of information available to first and second language learners, as well as to shed light on how that information is used to solve a variety of learning problems. The… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 69] 2024. viii, 275 pp.

Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Language Learning: The need for attention

Ulf Schütze

It is intriguing and challenging to learn a language by diving into the worlds of Virtual Reality (3-D environments, avatars, games) and Artificial Intelligence (chatbots, agents). What are the issues and benefits of these technological innovations? Taking readers on a journey through the brain,… read more

[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition, 19] 2024. xv, 146 pp.

Child L2 Writers: A room of their own

Amparo Lázaro-Ibarrola

Studies on L2 writing tasks with child learners have broken through several barriers in the past few years. Although long considered a solitary task, writing is now regularly done in collaborative pairs and groups as well. New and more comprehensive writing and feedback strategies have been… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 32] 2023. xi, 236 pp.

Conceptual transfer, (re)conceptualisation and other cognitive aspects of crosslinguistic influence in L2 acquisition

Edited by Cecilia Gunnarsson-Largy

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 14:1 (2023) v, 166 pp.

Developmental Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Theoretical and methodological implications

Silvia Silleresi

This book presents the current state of knowledge and recent advances on three topics in research on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): the (debated) existence of profiles of abilities, the role of bilingualism, and the impact of interactive technologies. It includes six chapters that cover: a review… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 68] 2023. xxi, 265 pp.

Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: Historical perspectives

Edited by Richard Smith and Tim Giesler

By adopting a historical perspective, this edited collection of papers takes a fresh look at a key concept in applied linguistics, that of innovation. A substantial introduction advocates historical re-evaluation of this notion via exploration of its rise to prominence, while the ten subsequent… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 20] 2023. x, 220 pp.

Learner translation corpus research

Guest-edited by Sylviane Granger and Marie-Aude Lefer

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 9:1 (2023) v, 153 pp.

Methods in Study Abroad Research: Past, present, and future

Edited by Carmen Pérez-Vidal and Cristina Sanz

Study abroad research has become an established area of inquiry with theoretical impact and methodological sophistication. The field has incorporated the different approaches and methodological changes that have characterized SLA scholarship, including technological advances and new designs. The… read more

[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 4] 2023. ix, 393 pp.

Processability and Language Acquisition in the Asia-Pacific Region

Edited by Satomi Kawaguchi, Bruno Di Biase and Yumiko Yamaguchi

This PALART volume makes an original addition to the Series as it opens a stimulating window on the Asia-Pacific region of the world by bringing together a great deal of empirical and theoretical new work in Second Language Acquisition within the Processability Theory (PT) framework. Readers will… read more

[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching, 9] 2023. vii, 309 pp.

Research Methods in the Study of L2 Writing Processes

Edited by Rosa M. Manchón and Julio Roca de Larios

This volume brings together the perspectives of new and established scholars who have connected with the broad fields of first language (L1) and second language (L2) writing to discuss critically key methodological developments and challenges in the study of L2 writing processes. The focus is on… read more

[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 5] 2023. vi, 387 pp.

10th Anniversary Celebration

Edited by Pádraig Ó Duibhir and Laurent Cammarata

Special issue of Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 10:2 (2022) vi, 269 pp.

Bilingualism, Language Development and Processing across the Lifespan

Julia Herschensohn

How does knowledge of a first or second language develop, and how is that knowledge used in real time comprehension and production of one or two languages? Language development and processing are the central topics that this book explores, initially in terms of first language(s) and then in terms… read more

[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition, 15] 2022. xxi, 292 pp.

The Evolution of Pronunciation Teaching and Research: 25 years of intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness

Edited by John M. Levis, Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro

Inspired by Murray Munro and Tracey Derwing’s 1995 seminal study of intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness, this book revisits the insights of their original research and presents subsequent studies extending this work to new ways of understanding second language speech. By rejecting… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 121] 2022. v, 234 pp.

Generative SLA in the Age of Minimalism: Features, interfaces, and beyond. Selected proceedings of the 15th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference

Edited by Tania Leal, Elena Shimanskaya and Casilde A. Isabelli

This volume brings together empirical studies and keynote addresses presented at the 15th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition conference hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno in 2019. The studies selected for the volume reflect how the latest developments in generative syntactic… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 67] 2022. vii, 318 pp.

Second Language Acquisition Theory: The legacy of Professor Michael H. Long

Edited by Alessandro G. Benati and John W. Schwieter

Professor Michael H. Long (1945-2021) was one of the most influential scholars in the field of second language acquisition. This volume presents a set of chapters that honour some of his key contributions in language teaching and learning. Following a bibliometric analysis of the impact of his… read more

[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition, 14] 2022. xxiv, 276 pp.

Second Language Acquisition of Sign Languages: Acquisition d'une langue des signes comme langue seconde

Edited by Krister Schönström and Chloë Marshall

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 13:2 (2022) v, 109 pp.

Syntactic Priming in Language Acquisition: Representations, mechanisms and applications

Edited by Katherine Messenger

Syntactic priming is a naturally-occurring psycholinguistic phenomenon that has been used as an experimental manipulation to great effect: over the last 20 years, syntactic priming research with children of different backgrounds has added to our understanding of the mechanisms and stages of… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 31] 2022. viii, 226 pp.

The Acquisition of Complex Morphology: Insights from Murrinhpatha

William Forshaw

Many theories of language acquisition struggle to account for the morphological complexity and diversity of the world’s languages. This book examines the acquisition of complex morphology of Murrinhpatha, a polysynthetic language of Northern Australia. It considers semi-naturalistic data from five… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 30] 2021. xvi, 171 pp.

The Acquisition of Derivational Morphology: A cross-linguistic perspective

Edited by Veronika Mattes, Sabine Sommer-Lolei, Katharina Korecky-Kröll and Wolfgang U. Dressler

This book offers the first systematic study of the early phases in the acquisition of derivational morphology from a cross-linguistic and typological perspective. It presents ten empirical longitudinal studies in genealogically and typologically diverse languages (Indo-European, Finno-Ugric,… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 66] 2021. ix, 307 pp.

The Acquisition of Referring Expressions: A dialogical approach

Edited by Anne Salazar-Orvig, Geneviève de Weck, Rouba Hassan and Annie Rialland

This book describes the repertoire and uses of referring expressions by French-speaking children and their interlocutors in naturally occurring dialogues at home and at school, in a wide range of communicative situations and activities. Through the lens of an interactionist and dialogical… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 28] 2021. xix, 372 pp.

Developing shared languages: The fundamentals of mutual learning and problem solving in transdisciplinary collaboration

Edited by Marlies Whitehouse, Henrik Rahm and Séverine Wozniak

Special issue of AILA Review 34:1 (2021) v, 144 pp.

English Pronunciation Instruction: Research-based insights

Edited by Anastazija Kirkova-Naskova, Alice Henderson and Jonás Fouz-González

English Pronunciation Instruction: Research-based insights presents recent research on L2 English pronunciation including pedagogical implications and applications, and seeks to bridge the gulf between pronunciation research and teaching practice. The volume’s 15 chapters cover a range of aspects… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 19] 2021. xix, 388 pp.

Issues and Perspectives on Student Diversity and Content-Based Language Education

Edited by Fred Genesee and Diane J. Tedick

Special issue of Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 9:2 (2021) vi, 209 pp.

L1 Acquisition and L2 Learning: The view from Romance

Edited by Larisa Avram, Anca Sevcenco and Veronica Tomescu

This volume includes fourteen papers on the acquisition of Romance languages, eleven of which were presented at the Romance Turn 9, held in Bucharest in September 2018. The studies offer new insights into central issues in the literature, such as syntactic complexity in both typical and impaired… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 65] 2021. vi, 380 pp.

Language, Plasticity and Learning: Developmental Issues: Langage, Plasticité et Apprentissage : enjeux développementaux

Edited by Michèle Kail and Frédéric Isel

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 12:1 (2021) v, 184 pp.

Measuring Native-Speaker Vocabulary Size

I.S.P. Nation and Averil Coxhead

Estimating native-speaker vocabulary size is important for guiding interventions to support native-speaker vocabulary growth and for setting goals for learners of English as a foreign language. Unfortunately, the measurement of native-speaker vocabulary size has been one of the most… read more

[Not in series, 233] 2021. xiii, 160 pp.

Natural language processing for learner corpus research

Edited by Kristopher Kyle

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 7:1 (2021) v, 194 pp.

25 years of Intelligibility, Comprehensibility and Accentedness

Edited by John M. Levis, Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro

Special issue of Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 6:3 (2020) vi, 234 pp.

The Acquisition of Differential Object Marking

Edited by Alexandru Mardale and Silvina Montrul

Differential Object marking (DOM), a linguistic phenomenon in which a direct object is morphologically marked for semantic and pragmatic reasons, has attracted the attention of several subfields of linguistics in the past few years. DOM has evolved diachronically in many languages, whereas it has… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 26] 2020. vi, 369 pp.

Current Perspectives on Child Language Acquisition: How children use their environment to learn

Edited by Caroline F. Rowland, Anna L. Theakston, Ben Ambridge and Katherine E. Twomey

In recent years the field has seen an increasing realisation that the full complexity of language acquisition demands theories that (a) explain how children integrate information from multiple sources in the environment, (b) build linguistic representations at a number of different levels, and (c)… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 27] 2020. ix, 330 pp.

Language Processing in Advanced Learners of English: A multi-method approach to collocation based on corpus linguistic and experimental data

Marco Schilk

The production and processing of collocations and formulaic language is a field of growing interest in corpus linguistics and experimental psycholinguistics. In the past this fascinating field at the interface of grammar and the lexicon has been mainly studied based on English native speakers,… read more

[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition, 9] 2020. xvii, 293 pp.

Linguistic Recycling: The process of quoting in increasingly mediatized settings

Edited by Lauri Haapanen and Daniel Perrin

“She said that he said that they said…” – in this volume of the AILA Review, we investigate linguistic recycling from complementary angles. In particular, we discuss how and for whom language users – both as individuals and as communities – save resources and create value by quoting and… read more

[AILA Review, 33] 2020. iv, 225 pp.

Lost in Transmission: The role of attrition and input in heritage language development

Edited by Bernhard Brehmer and Jeanine Treffers-Daller

Heritage speakers are a fascinating group of bilinguals with a unique profile. Living abroad as immigrants of the second generation, they speak the language of their own speech community (the heritage language) at home, and the societally dominant language in most other domains. What exactly they… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 59] 2020. vii, 276 pp.

Tense and Aspect in Second Language Acquisition and Learner Corpus Research

Edited by Robert Fuchs and Valentin Werner

The expression of temporal relations, notably through tense and aspect, is central in all processes of communication, but commonly perceived and described as a major hurdle for non-native speakers. While this topic has already received considerable attention in the SLA literature, it features less… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 108] 2020. v, 161 pp.

Typical and Impaired Processing in Morphosyntax

Edited by Vincent Torrens

The present volume presents research on language processing and language disorders. Topics range across typical language processing, child developmental language disorders, adult neurodegenerative disorders and neurological bases of typical or impaired brains. The chapters cover a number of… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 64] 2020. vi, 305 pp.

Writing and Language Learning: Advancing research agendas

Edited by Rosa M. Manchón

The current volume aspires to add to previous research on the connection between writing and language learning from a dual perspective: It seeks to reflect current progress in the domain as well as to foster future developments in theory and research. The theoretical postulations contained in Part… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 56] 2020. vii, 432 pp.

A cross-theoretical and cross-linguistic perspective on the L2 acquisition of case systems / L'acquisition de systèmes casuels en L2 : des études à travers plusieurs théories et langues

Edited by Kristof Baten and Saartje Verbeke

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 11:1 (2020) v, 162 pp.

Atypical Language Development in Romance Languages

Edited by Eva Aguilar-Mediavilla, Lucía Buil-Legaz, Raúl López-Penadés, Victor A. Sanchez-Azanza and Daniel Adrover-Roig

This book presents a range of ongoing studies on atypical language development in Romance languages. Despite the steady increase in the number of studies on typical language development, there is still little research about atypical language development, especially in Romance languages. This book… read more

[Not in series, 223] 2019. vi, 257 pp. | open access

Corpus-based Approaches to Spoken L2 Production: Evidence from the Trinity Lancaster Corpus

Edited by Vaclav Brezina, Dana Gablasova and Tony McEnery

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 5:2 (2019) v, 166 pp.

French liaison in second language acquisition / La liaison en français langue étrangère: Issues, methods and perspectives / Thèmes, méthodes et perspectives

Edited by Martin Howard and Malin Ågren

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 10:1 (2019) v, 139 pp.

Policy and practice in early language learning

Edited by Janet Enever and Patricia Driscoll

Since the 1990s the inclusion of additional languages in primary and kindergarten curricula has become the norm in many jurisdictions globally. Too frequently however, only limited attention has been paid to the satisfactory preparation of schools, teachers, families and the wider community in… read more

[AILA Review, 32] 2019. iv, 186 pp.

Researching L2 Task Performance and Pedagogy: In honour of Peter Skehan

Edited by Zhisheng (Edward) Wen and Mohammad Javad Ahmadian

This volume honours Peter Skehan’s landmark contributions to research in Task-Based Language Teaching. It offers state-of-the-art reviews as well as cutting-edge new research studies, all reflective of key theoretical and methodological issues in current research, such as the role and nature of… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 13] 2019. xxiii, 328 pp.

Teachability and Learnability across Languages

Edited by Ragnar Arntzen, Gisela Håkansson, Arnstein Hjelde and Jörg-U. Keßler

Teachability and Learnability across Languages addresses key issues in second, foreign and heritage language acquisition, as well as in language teaching. Focusing on a Processability Theory perspective, it brings together empirical studies of language acquisition, language teaching, and language… read more

[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching, 6] 2019. vii, 263 pp.

Teaching, Learning and Scaffolding in CLIL Science Classrooms

Edited by Yuen Yi Lo and Angel M.Y. Lin

Special issue of Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 7:2 (2019) v, 178 pp.

Three Streams of Generative Language Acquisition Research: Selected papers from the 7th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition – North America, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Edited by Tania Ionin and Matthew Rispoli

This edited volume contains a representative sample of papers presented at the 7th meeting of the Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition – North America (GALANA-7) conference. The book features three streams of research (Variation in Input, First Language Acquisition, and Second Language… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 63] 2019. vi, 358 pp.

Critical Reflections on Data in Second Language Acquisition

Edited by Aarnes Gudmestad and Amanda Edmonds

This edited volume offers critical reflections on an essential component of research method in the field of second language acquisition – data. Scholars working on diverse areas (e.g., pragmatics, corrective feedback, phonology) and approaches (e.g., corpus linguistics, concept-oriented analyses,… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 51] 2018. ix, 231 pp.

The Development of Prosody in First Language Acquisition

Edited by Pilar Prieto and Núria Esteve-Gibert

Prosodic development is increasingly recognized as a fundamental stepping stone in first language acquisition. Prosodic sensitivity starts developing very early, with newborns becoming attuned to the prosodic properties of the ambient language, and it continues to develop during childhood until… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 23] 2018. vi, 368 pp.

Meaning and Structure in Second Language Acquisition: In honor of Roumyana Slabakova

Edited by Jacee Cho, Michael Iverson, Tiffany Judy, Tania Leal and Elena Shimanskaya

This volume presents a range of studies testing some of the latest models and hypotheses in the field of second/third language acquisition, such as the Bottleneck Hypothesis (Slabakova, 2008, 2016), the Scalpel Model (Slabakova, 2017), and the Interface Hypothesis (Sorace & Serratrice, 2009) to… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 55] 2018. xv, 311 pp.

On the Acquisition of the Syntax of Romance

Edited by Anna Gavarró

This volume presents eleven papers on the acquisition of Romance, most of them presented at the Romance Turn VIII, held in Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain, in September 2016. Part I of the volume is devoted to passives and related constructions. The results unveil domains in comprehension in which… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 62] 2018. vi, 287 pp.

Semantics in Language Acquisition

Edited by Kristen Syrett and Sudha Arunachalam

This volume presents the state of the art of recent research on the acquisition of semantics. Covering topics ranging from infants' initial acquisition of word meaning to the more sophisticated mapping between structure and meaning in the syntax-semantics interface, and the relation between logical… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 24] 2018. vi, 391 pp.

Sources of Variation in First Language Acquisition: Languages, contexts, and learners

Edited by Maya Hickmann †, Edy Veneziano and Harriet Jisa

Developmental research has long focused on regularities in language acquisition, minimizing factors that might be responsible for variation. Although researchers are now increasingly concerned with one or another of these factors, this volume brings together research on three different sources of… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 22] 2018. x, 444 pp.

Speaking in a Second Language

Edited by Maria Rosa Alonso Alonso

For millions of individuals all over the world, speaking in a second language is a daily activity. It is therefore important that research in applied linguistics should contribute empirically to the study of second language spoken interaction. The aim of this volume is to make such a contribution… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 17] 2018. xii, 243 pp.

Teacher education and professional development for immersion and content-based instruction: Research on programs, practices, and teacher educators

Edited by Laurent Cammarata and T.J. Ó Ceallaigh

Special issue of Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 6:2 (2018) v, 193 pp.

Tense and aspect in Second Language Acquisition and Learner Corpus Research

Edited by Robert Fuchs and Valentin Werner

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 4:2 (2018) v, 158 pp.

Transdisciplinarity in Applied Linguistics. AILA Review, Volume 31

Edited by Daniel Perrin and Claire Kramsch

Crossing boundaries between disciplines, research fields, and epistemologies has long been considered a promising way to get to grips with real-world problems. First formulated in the early 1960s in pedagogy and natural sciences, principles of transdisciplinarity have always been at the core of… read more

[AILA Review, 31] 2018. iii, 148 pp. | open access

Verbal and gestural expression of motion and spatial events / L’expression verbale et gestuelle du mouvement et de l’espace: New evidence from different age groups and linguistic environments / nouveaux arguments en provenance de différents groupes d’âge et de différents environnements linguistiques

Edited by Kateřina Fibigerová, Jean-Marc Colletta and Michèle Guidetti

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 9:1 (2018) v, 136 pp.

Complexity Theory and Language Development: In celebration of Diane Larsen-Freeman

Edited by Lourdes Ortega and ZhaoHong Han

This volume is both a state-of-the-art display of current thinking on second language development as a complex system. It is also a tribute to Diane Larsen-Freeman for her decades of intellectual leadership in the academic disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition. The… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 48] 2017. xv, 234 pp.

Cross-linguistic Influence in Bilingualism: In honor of Aafke Hulk

Edited by Elma Blom, Leonie Cornips and Jeannette Schaeffer

This book presents a current state-of-affairs regarding the study of cross-linguistic influence in bilingualism. Taking Hulk and Müller’s (2000) and Müller and Hulk’s (2001) hypotheses on cross-linguistic influence as a starting point, the book exemplifies the shift from the original focus on… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 52] 2017. vi, 358 pp.

Language Acquisition in CLIL and Non-CLIL Settings: Learner corpus and experimental evidence on passive constructions

Verena Möller

Language Acquisition in CLIL and Non-CLIL Settings builds a bridge between Second Language Acquisition and Learner Corpus Research (LCR) methodologies to take the evaluation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to a new level. The study innovates in two main ways. First, it is based… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 80] 2017. xx, 417 pp.

Meaning Making in the Periphery. AILA Review, Volume 30

Edited by Luiz Paulo Moita-Lopes and Mike Baynham

[AILA Review, 30] 2017. xiii, 188 pp. | open access

Segmental, prosodic and fluency features in phonetic learner corpora

Edited by Jürgen Trouvain, Frank Zimmerer, Bernd Möbius, Mária Gósy and Anne Bonneau

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 3:2 (2017) v, 176 pp.

Social Environment and Cognition in Language Development: Studies in honor of Ayhan Aksu-Koç

Edited by F. Nihan Ketrez, Aylin C. Küntay, Şeyda Özçalışkan and Aslı Özyürek

Language development is driven by multiple factors involving both the individual child and the environments that surround the child. The chapters in this volume highlight several such factors as potential contributors to developmental change, including factors that examine the role of immediate… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 21] 2017. xii, 242 pp.

Specialised Translation in Spain: Institutional dimensions

Edited by José Santaemilia-Ruiz and Sergio Maruenda-Bataller

Special issue of Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics 30:2 (2017) vi, 240 pp.

Studies in Chinese and Japanese Language Acquisition: In honor of Stephen Crain

Edited by Mineharu Nakayama, Yi-ching Su and Aijun Huang

This book focuses on important methodological and theoretical issues in Chinese and Japanese L1 and L2 acquisition. All contributions discuss experiments using the Truth Value Judgment Task (TVJT), on three syntactic and semantic domains, binding, scope interaction, and wh- and logical expressions.… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 60] 2017. vi, 286 pp.

Tense-Aspect-Modality in a Second Language: Contemporary perspectives

Edited by Martin Howard and Pascale Leclercq

Situated within the long-established domain of temporality research in Second Language Acquisition, this book aims to provide an update on recent research directions in the field through a range of papers which explore relatively new territory. Those areas include the expression of modality and… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 50] 2017. vi, 257 pp.

Understanding Second Language Processing: A focus on Processability Theory

Bronwen Patricia Dyson and Gisela Håkansson

This book aims to help researchers and teachers interested in language processing and Processability Theory (PT) to understand this theory and its applications. PT is an influential account of second language processing which hypothesizes that, due to the architecture of language processing,… read more

[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition, 4] 2017. xi, 211 pp.

The gesture–sign interface in language acquisition / L’interface geste–signe dans l’acquisition du langage

Edited by Aliyah Morgenstern and Michèle Guidetti

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 8:1 (2017) v, 171 pp.

The Acquisition and Processing of Spanish and Portuguese Morphosyntax: Theoretical and experimental issues

Edited by Rachel Klassen, Anahí Alba de la Fuente, Joanne Markle LaMontagne and Almudena Basanta y Romero-Valdespino

Special issue of Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics 29:2 (2016) vi, 307 pp.

The Acquisition of Turkish in Childhood

Edited by Belma Haznedar and F. Nihan Ketrez

The Acquisition of Turkish in Childhood presents recent research on the nature of language acquisition by typically and atypically developing monolingual and bilingual Turkish-speaking children. The book summarises the most recent research findings on the acquisition of Turkish in childhood, with a… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 20] 2016. viii, 416 pp.

Becoming and Being an Applied Linguist: The life histories of some applied linguists

Edited by Rod Ellis

Becoming and Being an Applied Linguist contains narrative accounts of the lives of thirteen well-established applied linguists. Their professional autobiographies document the development of some of the key areas of applied linguistics – second, language acquisition, motivation, grammar,… read more

[Not in series, 203] 2016. vi, 373 pp.

Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Processing and Acquisition

Edited by Gisela Granena, Daniel O. Jackson and Yucel Yilmaz

Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Processing and Acquisition contains 14 chapters that focus on the role of cognitive IDs in L2 learning and processing. The book brings together theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of cognitive IDs, as well as empirical studies… read more

[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition, 3] 2016. vi, 353 pp.

Developing, Modelling and Assessing Second Languages

Edited by Jörg-U. Keßler, Anke Lenzing and Mathias Liebner

This edited volume brings together the work of a number of researchers working in the framework of Processability Theory (PT), a psycholinguistic theory of second language acquisition (SLA) (Pienemann 1998; 2005). The aim of the volume is two-fold: It engages with current issues in both theory… read more

[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching, 5] 2016. xviii, 244 pp. | open access

Discourse Markers in Second Language Acquisition / Les marqueurs discursifs dans l’acquisition d’une langue étrangère: Studies on Italian and French as L2 / Études en italien et en français langues étrangères

Edited by Margarita Borreguero Zuloaga and Britta Thörle

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 7:1 (2016) v, 144 pp.

EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 16 (2016)

Edited by Sarah Ann Liszka, Pascale Leclercq, Marion Tellier and Georges Daniel Véronique

[EUROSLA Yearbook, 16] 2016. ix, 210 pp.

The Idiom Principle and L1 Influence: A contrastive learner-corpus study of delexical verb + noun collocations

Ying Wang

This book examines delexical verb + noun collocations such as make a decision, give rise to and take care of in Swedish and Chinese learner English. Using a methodological framework that combines learner corpus research with a contrastive perspective, the study is one of the very few in the field… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 77] 2016. xii, 249 pp.

Language Acquisition Beyond Parameters: Studies in honour of Juana M. Liceras

Edited by Anahí Alba de la Fuente, Elena Valenzuela and Cristina Martínez Sanz

The chapters in this volume take different approaches to the exploration of language acquisition processes in various populations (monolingual and bilingual first language acquisition, L2 acquisition) and address issues in syntax, morphology, pragmatics, language processing and interface phenomena.… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 51] 2016. vi, 305 pp.

Linguistic Innovations: Rethinking linguistic creativity in non-native Englishes

Edited by Sandra C. Deshors, Sandra Götz and Samantha Laporte

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 2:2 (2016) v, 222 pp.

Linguistic Rhythm and Literacy

Edited by Jenny Thomson and Linda Jarmulowicz

The intersection of sound processing, speech production, and literacy is a promising and growing area of study. This volume showcases recent empirical research exploring the association between linguistic rhythm and reading. Linguistic rhythm does not easily assume a single definition, which is… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 17] 2016. xiv, 286 pp.

Literacy Acquisition in School in the Context of Migration and Multilingualism: A binational survey

Inken Sürig, Yazgül Şimşek, Christoph Schroeder and Anja Boness

This book presents the outcomes of a multi-methodical investigation of the processes of literacy acquisition. The focus is on mono- and bilingual first- and seventh-graders in schools in socially underprivileged areas of two major cities in Turkey and Germany. By means of extensive analyses of… read more

[Hamburg Studies on Linguistic Diversity, 5] 2016. xii, 297 pp.

Reflexivity in Late Modernity: Accounts from linguistic ethnographies of youth. AILA Review, Volume 29

Edited by Miguel Pérez-Milans

This issue engages with contemporary sociological debates on reflexivity, youth, and late modernity. Drawing from the ontological and epistemological lens of linguistic ethnography, the contributors describe different indexical forms of language use (linguistic styles, discourse registers, small… read more

[AILA Review, 29] 2016. iii, 213 pp. | open access

Second Language Acquisition of Turkish

Edited by Ayşe Gürel

This book brings together the findings of current studies on the second language (L2) acquisition of Turkish, an Altaic language with more than 140 million native speakers around the world. There is now a growing interest in learning and teaching Turkish as an L2, both in and outside Turkey.… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 59] 2016. vi, 351 pp.

Starting Over – The Language Development in Internationally-Adopted Children

Edited by Fred Genesee and Audrey Delcenserie

Internationally-adopted children are a unique population of language learners. They discontinue acquisition of their birth language when they are adopted by families that speak other languages. Their unique language learning history raises important practical, clinical and theoretical issues.… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 18] 2016. vii, 208 pp.

The Acquisition of Italian: Morphosyntax and its interfaces in different modes of acquisition

Adriana Belletti and Maria Teresa Guasti

A major contribution to the study of language acquisition and language development inspired by theoretical linguistics has been made by research on the acquisition of Italian syntax. This book offers an updated overview of results from theory-driven experimental and corpus-based research on the… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 57] 2015. xiv, 326 pp.

The Acquisition of Reference

Edited by Ludovica Serratrice and Shanley E.M. Allen

Referring to entities is one of the key functions of language; learning to understand and use the relevant referential expressions is one of children’s major linguistic achievements. The 13 chapters of this volume bring together a wealth of information on the acquisition of referential processes in… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 15] 2015. vi, 339 pp.

The Acquisition of the Present

Edited by Dalila Ayoun

This is the first edited volume that tackles the acquisition of the present (tense, aspect, temporality), an under-researched area, particularly compared to the acquisition of past temporality. The first two chapters focus on the L1 acquisition of English from the perspective of the Aspect… read more

[Not in series, 196] 2015. xvi, 347 pp.

EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 15 (2015)

Edited by Leah Roberts, Kevin McManus, Norbert Vanek and Danijela Trenkic

The annual conference of the European Second Language Association provides an opportunity for the presentation of second language research with a genuinely European flavour. The theoretical perspectives adopted are wide-ranging and may fall within traditions overlooked elsewhere. Moreover, the… read more

[EUROSLA Yearbook, 15] 2015. ix, 163 pp.

Implicit and Explicit Learning of Languages

Edited by Patrick Rebuschat

Implicit learning is a fundamental feature of human cognition. Many essential skills, including language comprehension and production, intuitive decision making, and social interaction, are largely dependent on implicit (unconscious) knowledge. Given its relevance, it is not surprising that the… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 48] 2015. xxii, 489 pp.

Language Proficiency in Native and Non-native Speakers: Theory and research

Jan H. Hulstijn

This book, written for both seasoned and novice researchers, presents a theory of what is called Basic and Higher Language Cognition (BLC and HLC), a theory aimed at making some fundamental issues concerning first and second language learning and bilingualism (more) empirical. The first part of the… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 41] 2015. xi, 195 pp.

Learner Corpora in Language Testing and Assessment

Edited by Marcus Callies and Sandra Götz

The aim of this volume is to highlight the benefits and potential of using learner corpora for the testing and assessment of L2 proficiency in both speaking and writing, reflecting the growing importance of learner corpora in applied linguistics and second language acquisition research. Identifying… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 70] 2015. vi, 220 pp.

The Morphological Expression of Temporality on the Verb in French as a Second Language / L’expression morphologique de la temporalité sur le verbe en français langue seconde

Edited by Pascale Leclercq and Martin Howard

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 6:1 (2015) v, 180 pp.

Theoretical and Methodological Developments in Processability Theory

Edited by Kristof Baten, Aafke Buyl, Katja Lochtman and Mieke Van Herreweghe

This edited volume is devoted to expanding the theoretical basis of Processability Theory, a theory of second language development that combines insights in the way speakers generate language and store their language knowledge to predict, describe and explain developmental sequences (Pienemann… read more

[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching, 4] 2015. vii, 273 pp.

Theory in Applied Linguistics Research: Critical approaches to production, performance and participation. AILA Review, Volume 28

Edited by Theresa Lillis

[AILA Review, 28] 2015. iii, 150 pp. | open access

Transfer Effects in Multilingual Language Development

Edited by Hagen Peukert

This volume, dedicated to language transfer, starts out with state-of-the-art psycholinguistic approaches to language transfer involving studies on psycho-typological transfer, lexical interference and foreign accent. The next chapter on Transfer in Language Learning, Contact, and Change presents… read more

[Hamburg Studies on Linguistic Diversity, 4] 2015. ix, 353 pp.

Communication in Autism

Edited by Joanne Arciuli and Jon Brock

Communication in Autism adopts a multidisciplinary approach to explore one of the most common developmental disorders associated with communication impairment. Perhaps the most fascinating thing about communication in autism is that variation is as extreme as it could possibly be. While some… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 11] 2014. vi, 275 pp.

EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 14 (2014)

Edited by Leah Roberts, Ineke Vedder and Jan H. Hulstijn

[EUROSLA Yearbook, 14] 2014. x, 261 pp.

Interlanguage: Forty years later

Edited by ZhaoHong Han and Elaine Tarone

Few works in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) can endure multiple reads, but Selinker's (1972) "Interlanguage" is a clear exception. Written at the inception of the field, this paper delineates a disciplinary scope; asks penetrating questions; advances daring hypotheses; and proposes… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 39] 2014. vii, 255 pp.

Language Acquisition in Study Abroad and Formal Instruction Contexts

Edited by Carmen Pérez-Vidal

This publication constitutes essential reading for academics, teachers and language policy makers wanting to understand, plan, and implement an educational language program involving learner mobility. The book provides data and analyses from a long-term program of research on study abroad (the SALA… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 13] 2014. vi, 329 pp.

Language Immersion Education: A research agenda for 2015 and beyond

Edited by Diane J. Tedick and Siv Björklund

Special issue of Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 2:2 (2014) vi, 168 pp.

Language in Interaction: Studies in honor of Eve V. Clark

Edited by Inbal Arnon, Marisa Casillas, Chigusa Kurumada and Bruno Estigarribia

Understanding how communicative goals impact and drive the learning process has been a long-standing issue in the field of language acquisition. Recent years have seen renewed interest in the social and pragmatic aspects of language learning: the way interaction shapes what and how children learn.… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 12] 2014. xi, 358 pp.

Learning Chinese in Diasporic Communities: Many pathways to being Chinese

Edited by Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen and Andy Hancock

This book brings together new theoretical perspectives and bilingual education models from different sociopolitical and cultural contexts across the globe in order to address the importance of sociocultural, educational and linguistic environments that create, enhance or limit the ways in which… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 12] 2014. xv, 243 pp.

Perspectives on Phonological Theory and Development: In honor of Daniel A. Dinnsen

Edited by Ashley W. Farris-Trimble and Jessica A. Barlow

Any theory of phonology must be able to account for the acquisition and development of a phonological system, and studying acquisition often leads to reciprocal advances in the theory. This volume explores the link between phonological theory and linguistic development from a variety of angles,… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 56] 2014. viii, 256 pp.

Plurilingual Education: Policies – practices – language development

Edited by Patrick Grommes and Adelheid Hu

Plurilingual communication is common practice in most urban areas. Societal domains such as business and science nowadays see themselves as international, and plurilingual communication is the rule rather than the exception. But how do other players in critical domains of modern societies, and more… read more

[Hamburg Studies on Linguistic Diversity, 3] 2014. viii, 260 pp.

Pragmatic Development in First Language Acquisition

Edited by Danielle Matthews

Pragmatic development is increasingly seen as the foundation stone of language acquisition more generally. From very early on, children demonstrate a strong desire to understand and be understood that motivates the acquisition of lexicon and grammar and enables ever more effective communication. In… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 10] 2014. vi, 394 pp.

Research methods and approaches in Applied Linguistics: Looking back and moving forward. AILA Review, Volume 27

Edited by Rosa M. Manchón

The present AILA Review volume contributes a collective, retrospective exploration of where the field of Applied Linguistics, as a research community, currently is, as well as a forward-looking analysis of which future avenues are to be explored in the research methods used in the domains of… read more

[AILA Review, 27] 2014. iii, 104 pp. | open access

Technology-mediated TBLT: Researching Technology and Tasks

Edited by Marta González-Lloret and Lourdes Ortega

This volume contributes to the development and advancement of TBLT as a research domain by investigating the intersection between tasks and technology from a variety of theoretical perspectives (e.g., educational, cognitive, sociocultural) and by gathering empirical findings on the design and… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 6] 2014. vi, 336 pp.

The role of input on early first language morphosyntactic development: Le rôle de l’input sur le développement morphosyntaxique précoce en langue maternelle

Edited by Sophie Kern, Frédérique Gayraud and Florence Chenu

Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 5:1 (2014) v, 136 pp.

The Acquisition of Ergativity

Edited by Edith L. Bavin and Sabine Stoll

Ergativity is one of the main challenges both for linguistic and acquisition theories. This book is unique, taking a cross-linguistic approach to the acquisition of ergativity in a large variety of typologically distinct languages. The chapters cover languages from different families and from… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 9] 2013. v, 341 pp.

The Acquisition of the German Case System by Foreign Language Learners

Kristof Baten

This is the first book on the acquisition of the German case system by foreign language learners. It explores how learners in their interlanguage progress from the total absence to the presence of a case system. This development is characterized by an evolvement from marking the argument’s position… read more

[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching, 2] 2013. xvii, 304 pp.

Applications in Applied Linguistics: AILA Review, Volume 26

Edited by Karlfried Knapp

Applications in Applied Linguistics departs from a comprehensive concept that views Applied Linguistics as the application of findings, theories and methods of sciences related to issues of language and communication, and that distinguishes different modes of applications (practical vs.… read more

[AILA Review, 26] 2013. iii, 99 pp. | open access

Automatic Treatment and Analysis of Learner Corpus Data

Edited by Ana Díaz-Negrillo, Nicolas Ballier and Paul Thompson

This book is a critical appraisal of recent developments in corpus linguistics for the analysis of written and spoken learner data. The twelve papers cover an introductory critical appraisal of learner corpus data compilation and development (section 1); issues in data compilation, annotation and… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 59] 2013. vi, 314 pp.

Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

Edited by María del Pilar García Mayo, María Juncal Gutiérrez Mangado and María Martínez-Adrián

Second language acquisition (SLA) is a field of inquiry that has increased in importance since the 1960s. Currently, researchers adopt multiple perspectives in the analysis of learner language, all of them providing different but complementary answers to the understanding of oral and written data… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 9] 2013. xiii, 265 pp.

The Development of the Grammatical System in Early Second Language Acquisition: The Multiple Constraints Hypothesis

Anke Lenzing

Shortlisted for the Christopher Brumfit Award in Applied Linguistics.The Development of the Grammatical System in Early Second Language Acquisition focuses on the acquisition process of early L2 learners. It is based on the following key hypothesis: the initial mental grammatical system of L2… read more

[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching, 3] 2013. xx, 280 pp.

EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 13 (2013)

Edited by Leah Roberts, Anna Ewert, Miroslaw Pawlak and Magdalena Wrembel

[EUROSLA Yearbook, 13] 2013. viii, 250 pp.

First Language Attrition

Edited by Monika S. Schmid and Barbara Köpke

This volume consists of a collection of papers that focus on structural/grammatical aspects of the process of first language attrition. It presents an overview of current research, methodological issues and important questions regarding first language attrition. In particular, it addresses the two… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 48] 2013. v, 159 pp.

Generative Linguistics and Acquisition: Studies in honor of Nina M. Hyams

Edited by Misha Becker, John Grinstead and Jason Rothman

The articles of this collection cover a wide range of formal syntactic and semantic phenomena. The focus is on a broad array of developmental syntactic phenomena, including topics in Argument Structure and Clause-Internal Syntax, the DP Domain and Learning Theory. In total, the contents of the… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 54] 2013. vi, 358 pp.

Grammaticalization and First Language Acquisition: Crosslinguistic perspectives

Edited by Dominique Bassano-Bonhommo and Maya Hickmann †

Grammaticalization and lexicalization are at the heart of first language acquisition. Understanding how these processes begin and evolve is a major challenge for current theories and has implications for applications in teaching or clinical contexts. This volume examines the relative weight of… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 50] 2013. v, 187 pp.

The Second Language Acquisition of French Tense, Aspect, Mood and Modality

Dalila Ayoun

Temporal-aspectual systems have a great potential of informing our understanding of the developing competence of second language learners. So far, the vast majority of empirical studies investigating L2 acquisition have largely focused on past temporality, neglecting the acquisition of the… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 10] 2013. xiii, 252 pp.

Second Language Interaction in Diverse Educational Contexts

Edited by Kim McDonough and Alison Mackey

This volume brings together empirical research that explores interaction in a wide range of educational settings. It includes work that takes a cognitive, brain-based approach to studying interaction, as well as studies that take a social, contextual perspective. Interaction is defined quite… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 34] 2013. xiv, 318 pp.

Sensitive periods, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment

Edited by Gisela Granena and Mike Long

Research on second language acquisition (SLA) has identified language aptitude and age of onset (AO), i.e., the age at which learners are first meaningfully exposed to the L2, as robust predictors of rate of classroom language learning and level of ultimate L2 attainment in naturalistic settings,… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 35] 2013. xv, 295 pp.

Corpus-Informed Research and Learning in ESP: Issues and applications

Edited by Alex Boulton, Shirley Carter-Thomas and Elizabeth Rowley-Jolivet

These specially-commissioned studies cover corpus-informed approaches to researching, teaching and learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The corpora used range from very large published corpora to small tailor-made collections of written and spoken text, as well as parallel and contrastive… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 52] 2012. ix, 306 pp.

Developmental and Crosslinguistic Perspectives in Learner Corpus Research

Edited by Yukio Tono, Yuji Kawaguchi and Makoto Minegishi

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research and developments on the use of learner corpora perceived from developmental and crosslinguistic perspectives. The book is divided into two parts. The eleven contributions of Part I investigate the development of English language… read more

[Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 4] 2012. vi, 361 pp.

EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 12 (2012)

Edited by Leah Roberts, Christina Lindqvist, Camilla Bardel and Niclas Abrahamsson

[EUROSLA Yearbook, 12] 2012. viii, 217 pp.

Gesture and Multimodal Development

Edited by Jean-Marc Colletta and Michèle Guidetti

We gesture while we talk and children use gestures prior to words to communicate during the first year. Later, as words become the preferred form of communication, children continue to gesture to reinforce or extend the spoken messages or even to replace them. This volume, originally published as a… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 39] 2012. xii, 223 pp.

Third Language Acquisition in Adulthood

Edited by Jennifer Cabrelli, Suzanne Flynn and Jason Rothman

In recent years, researchers have acknowledged that the study of third language acquisition cannot simply be viewed as an extension of the study of bilingualism, and the present volume’s authors agree that a point of departure that embraces the unique properties that differentiate L2 acquisition… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 46] 2012. vii, 312 pp.

The Acquisition of Relative Clauses: Processing, typology and function

Edited by Evan Kidd

Explaining the acquisition and processing of relative clauses has long challenged psycholinguistics researchers. The current volume presents a collection of chapters that consider the acquisition of relative clauses with a particular focus on function, typology, and language processing. A diverse… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 8] 2011. viii, 244 pp.

Applying priming methods to L2 learning, teaching and research: Insights from Psycholinguistics

Edited by Pavel Trofimovich and Kim McDonough

This volume features a collection of empirical studies which use priming methods to explore the comprehension, production, and acquisition of second language (L2) phonology, syntax, and lexicon. The term priming refers to the phenomenon in which prior exposure to specific language forms or meanings… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 30] 2011. ix, 254 pp.

EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 11 (2011)

Edited by Leah Roberts, Gabriele Pallotti and Camilla Bettoni

[EUROSLA Yearbook, 11] 2011. vi, 272 pp.

Experience, Variation and Generalization: Learning a first language

Edited by Inbal Arnon and Eve V. Clark

Are all children exposed to the same linguistic input, and do they follow the same route in acquisition? The answer is no: The language that children hear differs even within a social class or cultural setting, as do the paths individual children take. The linguistic signal itself is also variable,… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 7] 2011. x, 300 pp.

Second Language Task Complexity: Researching the Cognition Hypothesis of language learning and performance

Edited by Peter Robinson

Understanding how task complexity affects second language learning, interaction and spoken and written performance is essential to informed decisions about task design and sequencing in TBLT programs. The chapters in this volume all examine evidence for claims of the Cognition Hypothesis that… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 2] 2011. xii, 345 pp.

Cognitive Processing in Second Language Acquisition: Inside the learner's mind

Edited by Martin Pütz and Laura Sicola

This edited volume represents state of the field research linking cognition and second language acquisition, reflecting the experience of the learner when engaged in noticing, input/output processing, retrieval, and even attrition of target forms. Contributions are both theoretical and practical,… read more

[Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research, 13] 2010. vii, 373 pp.

EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 10 (2010)

Edited by Leah Roberts, Martin Howard, Muiris Ó Laoire and David Singleton

[EUROSLA Yearbook, 10] 2010. vi, 281 pp.

Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research

Edited by Elma Blom and Sharon Unsworth

Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research provides students and researchers interested in language acquisition with comprehensible and practical information on the most frequently used methods in language acquisition research. It includes contributions on first and child/adult second… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 27] 2010. vii, 292 pp.

Gestures in Language Development

Edited by Marianne Gullberg and Kees de Bot

Gestures are prevalent in communication and tightly linked to language and speech. As such they can shed important light on issues of language development across the lifespan. This volume, originally published as a Special Issue of Gesture Volume 8:2 (2008), brings together studies from different… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 28] 2010. viii, 139 pp.

Language Acquisition across Linguistic and Cognitive Systems

Edited by Michèle Kail and Maya Hickmann †

How and why do all children learn language? Why do some have difficulties while others are early language learners? What are the consequences of early bilingualism? Is it possible to reach native-like competence in a foreign language? Although we still cannot fully answer these questions, research… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 52] 2010. vii, 330 pp.

Lexical Pragmatics and Theory of Mind: The acquisition of connectives

Sandrine Zufferey

The concept of theory of mind (ToM), a hot topic in cognitive psychology for the past twenty-five years, has gained increasing importance in the fields of linguistics and pragmatics. However, even though the relationship between ToM and verbal communication is now recognized, the extent, causality… read more

[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 201] 2010. ix, 192 pp.

Connected Words: Word associations and second language vocabulary acquisition

Paul Meara

What words come into your head when you think of SUN? For native English speakers, the most common responses are MOON, SHINE and HOT, and about half of all native speaker responses to SUN are covered by these three words. L2 English speakers are much less obliging, and produce patterns of… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 24] 2009. xvii, 174 pp.

EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 9 (2009)

Edited by Leah Roberts, Georges Daniel Véronique, Anna Nilsson and Marion Tellier

[EUROSLA Yearbook, 9] 2009. vi, 295 pp.

Hispanic Child Languages: Typical and impaired development

Edited by John Grinstead

This book contains 12 papers contributed by leading scholars in the field of language development, studying variants of the languages which originated on the Iberian peninsula. The contributors examine language development in both typically-developing and language-impaired populations who are… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 50] 2009. xix, 304 pp.

Minimal Answers: Ellipsis, syntax and discourse in the acquisition of European Portuguese

Ana Lúcia Santos

This book offers a new contribution to the debate concerning the acquisition of the syntax-discourse interface. It provides evidence that children acquiring European Portuguese have a very early ability to spontaneously produce VP ellipsis as answers to yes-no questions. It is also argued that the… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 48] 2009. xv, 296 pp.

Corpora in Language Acquisition Research: History, methods, perspectives

Edited by Heike Behrens

Corpus research forms the backbone of research on children's language development. Leading researchers in the field present a survey on the history of data collection, different types of data, and the treatment of methodological problems. Morphologically and syntactically parsed corpora allow for… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 6] 2008. xxx, 234 pp.

Current Trends in Child Second Language Acquisition: A generative perspective

Edited by Belma Haznedar and Elena Gavruseva

This volume presents recent generative research on the nature of grammars of child second language (L2) acquirers -- a learner population whose exposure to an L2 occurs between the ages of 4 to 8. The main goal is to define child L2 acquisition in relation to other types of acquisition such as… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 46] 2008. vi, 363 pp.

Developmental Psycholinguistics: On-line methods in children’s language processing

Edited by Irina A. Sekerina, Eva M. Fernández and Harald Clahsen

How do infants and young children coordinate information in real time to arrive at sentence meaning from the words and structure of the sentence and from the nonlinguistic context? This volume introduces readers to an emerging field of research, experimental developmental psycholinguistics, and to… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 44] 2008. xviii, 190 pp.

Early Language Development: Bridging brain and behaviour

Edited by Angela D. Friederici and Guillaume Thierry

This book establishes a dialog between experimental psychology and electrophysiology in the study of infant language development. On the one hand, traditional methods of investigation into language development have reached a high level of refinement despite being confined to observing infants’… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 5] 2008. xiv, 263 pp.

First Language Acquisition of Morphology and Syntax: Perspectives across languages and learners

Edited by Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes, María Pilar Larrañaga and John Clibbens

The papers comprising this volume focus on a broad range of acquisition phenomena (subject dislocation, structural case, word order, determiners, pronouns, quantifiers and logical words) from different languages and language combinations. These include languages with large numbers of speakers… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 45] 2008. vi, 302 pp.

Phonology and Second Language Acquisition

Edited by Jette G. Hansen Edwards and Mary L. Zampini

This volume is a collection of 13 chapters, each devoted to a particular issue that is crucial to our understanding of the way learners acquire, learn, and use an L2 sound system. In addition, it spans both theory and application in L2 phonology. The book is divided into three parts, with each… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 36] 2008. vi, 380 pp.

The Acquisition of French in Different Contexts: Focus on functional categories

Edited by Philippe Prévost and Johanne Paradis

This volume is a collection of studies by some of the foremost researchers of French acquisition in the generative framework. It provides a unique perspective on cross-learner comparative research in that each chapter examines the development of one component of the grammar (functional categories)… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 32] 2004. viii, 384 pp.

The Acquisition of the DP in Modern Greek

Theodoros Marinis

This book offers new data on the acquisition of functional categories in early child speech. Based on longitudinal corpora of five children acquiring Modern Greek as their first language, it describes the development of single DPs consisting of definite and indefinite articles, complex DPs that… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 31] 2003. xiv, 261 pp.

Asymmetry in Grammar: Volume 2: Morphology, phonology, acquisition

Edited by Anna Maria Di Sciullo

Asymmetry in Grammar: Morphology, Phonology and Acquisition presents evidence that asymmetry, as a property of linguistic relations, is salient in grammar. The papers in morphology bring further evidence for the centrality of asymmetry in word-structure. It is shown that asymmetry is part of the… read more

[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 58] 2003. vi, 309 pp.

Bilingual Sentence Processing: Relative clause attachment in English and Spanish

Eva M. Fernández

The cross-linguistic differences documented in studies of relative clause attachment offer an invaluable opportunity to examine a particular aspect of bilingual sentence processing: Do bilinguals process their two languages as if they were monolingual speakers of each? This volume provides a review… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 29] 2003. xx, 294 pp.

Language Processing and Acquisition in Languages of Semitic, Root-Based, Morphology

Edited by Joseph Shimron

This book puts together contributions of linguists and psycholinguists whose main interest here is the representation of Semitic words in the mental lexicon of Semitic language speakers. The central topic of the book confronts two views about the morphology of Semitic words. The point of the… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 28] 2003. vi, 394 pp.

The Lexicon–Syntax Interface in Second Language Acquisition

Edited by Roeland van Hout, Aafke Hulk, Folkert Kuiken and Richard J. Towell

Second language acquisition has to integrate the totality of the SLA process, which includes both the learning of the core syntax of a language and the learning of the lexical items that have to be incorporated into that syntax. But these two domains involve different kinds of learning. Syntax is… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 30] 2003. viii, 234 pp.

Quechua-Spanish Bilingualism: Interference and convergence in functional categories

Liliana Sánchez

This book addresses how cross-linguistic interference is represented in the bilingual mind. Examining novel oral production data from older bilingual children representing two Quechua varieties, this research concludes that interference in the feature specification of functional categories leads to… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 35] 2003. x, 189 pp.

BIC SubjectsLanguage acquisition

Acquisition of Korean: The state of the art

Edited by Soonja Choi

Selected Papers from Constructionist Approaches to Language Pedagogy 4

Edited by Thorsten Piske and Thomas Herbst

Usage-based Perspectives on Language and Language Acquisition: In honour of Heike Behrens

Edited by Karin Madlener-Charpentier, Marjolijn H. Verspoor, Mirjam Weder and Annelies Häcki Buhofer

Becoming a Member in Social Worlds: The interface of learning and socialization in L2 interactions

Edited by Klara Skogmyr Marian and Simona Pekarek Doehler

Child-centered Approaches to Applied Linguistic Research

Edited by Yuko Goto Butler and Annamaria Pinter

Cumulative Knowledge Building in Learner Corpus Research

Edited by Tove Larsson and Douglas Biber

Emerging Issues in Content-Based Minority Language Immersion Education Contexts

Edited by Laurent Cammarata and Pádraig Ó Duibhir

First Language Acquisition in Finno-Ugric Languages

Edited by Minna Kirjavainen, Ágnes Lukács and Virve-Anneli Vihman

Historical Linguistics at School

Edited by Theodore Markopoulos and Brian D. Joseph

The Second Language Acquisition of English Tense, Aspect and Modality

Dalila Ayoun

Second Language Cognitive Task Complexity: A research synthesis

Shoko Sasayama, Aleksandra Malicka and John M. Norris

Variation in Language Acquisition: Unity in diversity

Edited by Laura Rosseel and Eline Zenner

The COLT Observation Scheme: Digital versions and updated research applications. Second revised edition

Nina Spada

Current Perspectives on Generative SLA - Processing, Influence, and Interfaces: Selected proceedings of the 16th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference

Edited by Marta Velnić, Anne Dahl and Kjersti Faldet Listhaug

English Prosody in First and Second Language Speakers: A contrastive interlanguage analysis across intonational dimensions

Karin McClellan

Interactions and Language Acquisition in Non-Family Settings

Edited by Caroline Masson

Language Acquisition in Romance Languages

Edited by Vicenç Torrens

Learner Corpus Research for Pedagogical Purposes

Edited by Sandra Götz and Sylviane Granger

Perspectives on Input, Evidence, and Exposure in Language Acquisition: Studies in honour of Susanne E. Carroll

Edited by Lindsay Hracs

Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Language Learning: The need for attention

Ulf Schütze

Child L2 Writers: A room of their own

Amparo Lázaro-Ibarrola

Conceptual transfer, (re)conceptualisation and other cognitive aspects of crosslinguistic influence in L2 acquisition

Edited by Cecilia Gunnarsson-Largy

Developmental Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Theoretical and methodological implications

Silvia Silleresi

Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: Historical perspectives

Edited by Richard Smith and Tim Giesler

Learner translation corpus research

Guest-edited by Sylviane Granger and Marie-Aude Lefer

Methods in Study Abroad Research: Past, present, and future

Edited by Carmen Pérez-Vidal and Cristina Sanz

Processability and Language Acquisition in the Asia-Pacific Region

Edited by Satomi Kawaguchi, Bruno Di Biase and Yumiko Yamaguchi

Research Methods in the Study of L2 Writing Processes

Edited by Rosa M. Manchón and Julio Roca de Larios

10th Anniversary Celebration

Edited by Pádraig Ó Duibhir and Laurent Cammarata

Bilingualism, Language Development and Processing across the Lifespan

Julia Herschensohn

The Evolution of Pronunciation Teaching and Research: 25 years of intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness

Edited by John M. Levis, Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro

Generative SLA in the Age of Minimalism: Features, interfaces, and beyond. Selected proceedings of the 15th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference

Edited by Tania Leal, Elena Shimanskaya and Casilde A. Isabelli

Second Language Acquisition Theory: The legacy of Professor Michael H. Long

Edited by Alessandro G. Benati and John W. Schwieter

Second Language Acquisition of Sign Languages: Acquisition d'une langue des signes comme langue seconde

Edited by Krister Schönström and Chloë Marshall

Syntactic Priming in Language Acquisition: Representations, mechanisms and applications

Edited by Katherine Messenger

The Acquisition of Complex Morphology: Insights from Murrinhpatha

William Forshaw

The Acquisition of Derivational Morphology: A cross-linguistic perspective

Edited by Veronika Mattes, Sabine Sommer-Lolei, Katharina Korecky-Kröll and Wolfgang U. Dressler

The Acquisition of Referring Expressions: A dialogical approach

Edited by Anne Salazar-Orvig, Geneviève de Weck, Rouba Hassan and Annie Rialland

Developing shared languages: The fundamentals of mutual learning and problem solving in transdisciplinary collaboration

Edited by Marlies Whitehouse, Henrik Rahm and Séverine Wozniak

English Pronunciation Instruction: Research-based insights

Becoming a Member in Social Worlds
: The interface of learning and socialization in L2 interactions