The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition

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List of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Part I: Overview:1. The Scope of Inquiry and Goals of SLA: Catherine J. Doughty and Michael H. Long (University of Hawai'i). Part II: Capacity and Representation:2. On the Nature of Interlanguage Representation: Universal Grammar in the Second Language: Lydia White (McGill University). 3. The Radical Middle: Nativism without Universal Grammar: William O'Grady (University of Hawai'i). 4. Constructions, Chunking, and Connectionism: The Emergence of Second Language Structure: Nick C. Ellis (University of Wales, Bangor). 5. Cognitive Processes in Second Language Learners and Bilinguals: The Development of Lexical and Conceptual Representations: Judith F. Kroll (Pennsylvania State University) and Gretchen Sunderman (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign). 6. Near-Nativeness: Antonella Sorace (University of Edinburgh). Part III: Environments for SLA:7. Language Socialization in SLA: Karen Ann Watson-Gegeo (University of California, Davis) and Sarah Nielsen (Las Positas College). 8. Social Context: Jeff Siegel (University of New England, Armadale/University of Hawai'i). 9. Input and Interaction: Susan M. Gass (Michigan State University). 10. Instructed SLA: Constraints, Compensation, and Enhancement: Catherine J. Doughty (University of Hawai'i). Part IV: Processes in SLA:11. Implicit and Explicit Learning: Robert M. DeKeyser (University of Pittsburgh). 12. Incidental and Intentional Learning: Jan H. Hulstijn (University of Amsterdam). 13. Automaticity and Second Languages: Norman Segalowitz (Concordia University). 14. Variation: Suzanne Romaine (Merton College, University of Oxford). 15. Cross-linguistic Influence: Terence Odlin (Ohio State University). 16. Stabilization and Fossilization in Interlanguage Development: Michael H. Long (University of Hawai'i). Part V: Biological and Psychological Constraints:17. Maturational Constraints in SLA: Kenneth Hyltenstam and Niclas Abrahamsson (Stockholm University). 18. Individual Differences in Second Language Learning: Zoltan Dornyei (University of Nottingham) and Peter Skehan (King's College, London). 19. Attention and Memory during SLA: Peter Robinson (Aoyama Gakuin University). 20. Language Processing Capacity: Manfred Pienemann (Paderborn University). Part VI: Research Methods:21. Defining and Measuring SLA: John Norris and Lourdes Ortega (Northern Arizona University). 22. Data Collection in SLA Research: Craig Chaudron (University of Hawai'i). Part VII: The State of SLA:23. SLA Theory: Construction and Assessment: Kevin Gregg (Momoyama Gakuin (St. Andrew's) University). 24. SLA and Cognitive Science: Michael H. Long and Catherine J. Doughty (University of Hawai'i). Index.