Emphasizing the idea that second language users are not failed native speakers but independent speakers of language, this volume presents 13 contributions addressing vocabulary, phonology, Universal G
Nineteen international academics and researchers contribute 17 chapters providing an overview of the emerging field of Second Language Writing Systems (L2WS) research. Bringing together different disc
Second Language Writing Systems looks at how people learn and use a second language writing system, arguing that they are affected by characteristics of the first and second writing systems, to a cert
This innovative volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals. It brings together contributions from international leading f
Contemporary Applied Linguistics presents a comprehensive survey of the ways in which linguistics is being used by researchers in a wide-range of interdisciplinary areas. Written by internationally re
This volume brings together contributions by leading researchers active in developing the social interactional and socio-cultural approaches to language learning and teaching. It provides not only an