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Marta Velnić, Anne Dahl & Kjersti Faldet Listhaug. Current Perspectives on Generative SLA — Processing, Influence, and Interfaces: Selected proceedings of the 16th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference. [Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 70]. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024. https://​doi​.org​/10​.1075​/lald​.70

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 | Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
 | Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
 | Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Overview
  • 3.Contributions
    • 3.1An expanded study on acquisition of grammatical features and functional morphology
    • 3.2Offering additional evidence on impact of native language (L1) influence and its reverse transfer
    • 3.3Advancing the understanding of L2 processing
    • 3.4Interface challenges and learnability issues
    • 3.5Exploration of underrepresented language combinations and domains
    • 3.6Role of external factors in language development
  • 4.Strengths and limitations
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Conflict of interest
  • References
Published online: 19 December 2024
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