Table of contents
List of editors and contributors
Acknowledgmentsix
Introduction: The interest of article acquisition for theories of SLA
Part I. Article choice, fluctuation and L1 transfer in the acquisition of articles by L2 speakers11
Article choice in L2 English by Spanish speakers: Evidence for full transfer
L2 English article production by Arabic and French speakers
Questioning the validity of the Article Choice Parameter and the Fluctuation Hypothesis: Evidence from L2 English article use by L1 Polish and L1 Mandarin Chinese speakers
The processing role of the Article Choice Parameter: Evidence from L2 learners of English.
Accounting for patterns of article omissions and substitutions in second language production
Part II. Further issues in the representation and use of articles by L2 speakers145
Article use and generic reference: Parallels between L1- and L2-acquisition
Variability in L2 acquisition of Norwegian DPs: An evaluation of some current SLA models
Articles in Turkish/English interlanguage revisited: Implications of vowel harmony
Article choice and article omission in the L3 German of native speakers of Japanese with L2 English
Author index
Language index269
Term index
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