nam a22 c 4500 sibil.69/815031271 nljbp 260922054319.0 cr ||||||||||| 260921s2026 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2026033416 9789027243249 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp P118.2 CFDC bicssc LAN009070 bisacsh Theoretical Issues in Second Language Research Challenges and new directions Edited by Junya Fukuta, John Matthews and Shigenori Wakabayashi Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2026 ©2026 246 pages xiii, 232 pp. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in Bilingualism 0928-1533 69 Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface -- Chapter 1. Are these hypotheses really hypothesis? / Junya Fukuta and Shigenori Wakabayashi -- Chapter 2. Towards a new framework of scientific inquiry into L2 cognitive system / Junya Fukuta, Masataka Yano and Yu Tamura -- Chapter 3. Moving toward a finer-grained analysis and deeper explanation in a generative approach to L2 grammars / Takayuki Kimura and Shigenori Wakabayashi -- Chapter 4. Theoretical accounts of L2 phonological knowledge / John Matthews -- Chapter 5. Chronological and critical review of sentence comprehension studies / Itsuki Minemi -- Chapter 6. Psychological approaches to the ‘Dual-System Model’ in SLA / Yu Tamura and Junya Fukuta -- Chapter 7. From universals to learning / Jennifer Culbertson -- Chapter 8. Beyond word learning / Shusaku Kida -- Chapter 9. Multi-competence / Panos Athanasopoulos -- Chapter 10. The continuity of research on the complexity of second language development / Masanori Matsumura This edited volume offers a systematic and critical examination of how theories in second language acquisition have been formulated, justified, and sustained, with particular attention to their status as explanatory accounts. Rather than introducing theories in isolation, the chapters revisit influential hypotheses and frameworks across linguistic, psycholinguistic, and cognitive approaches, asking what they genuinely explain, what assumptions they rely on, and where their limits lie. The book brings together multiple interdisciplinary perspectives, unified by a shared concern with theory construction and evaluation. Its aim is not to propose a single new model, but to sharpen conceptual foundations and to clarify productive directions for future research. Intended for graduate students and early- to mid-career researchers in SLA and related fields, the volume complements existing handbooks by providing a rigorously critical update to debates that have remained largely unchanged since earlier landmark works such as Long’s Problems in SLA. Provided by publisher. Language acquisition Multilingualism Psycholinguistics Theoretical linguistics Fukuta, Junya editor Matthews, John editor Wakabayashi, Shigenori editor Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 9789027237804 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.69 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027243249