There is a growing interest in second language acquisition (SLA)
research in interdisciplinary approaches as that are by theoretical
as much as practical need of understanding language learning and
performance. Intellectually, second language acquisition research
is now a recognised independent field of academic inquiry concerned
with cognitive, psychological, social and pragmatic aspects of the
phenomenon of second language development. SLA research tends to be
both highly theoretical and experimental and as such lends itself
well to the rigour of scientific research. It is in this context
that the use of well articulated theories and concepts is
increasingly seen as an essential research and 'thinking' tool for
understanding and conducting SLA research. Processability Theory
(Pienemann 1998) is one of the more prominent theories that have
been applied across a number of second languages. The logic
underlying processability theory is that at any stage during the
developmental process, the learner can produce and comprehend only
those target language linguistic forms which the current state of
the language processor (i.e. the learner lantguage) can handle. It
is therefore crucial to understand the architecture of the language
processor and the way in which it handles second language
development. The chapters included in this book will report on the
various technical and theoretical aspects of experimental SLA
research across a number of typologically different languages. The
book includes detailed chapters outlining the key theoretical
claims and methodological requirements underpiniing this kind of
SLA research. Many of the subsequent chapters report Procesability
Theory-related studies to the wider field of SLA research. Though
the emphasis is on cross-linguistic experimental research
undertaken within the parameters of Processability Theory, the book
nevertheless sheds the light on the nexus between bilingualism and
theory-driven second language acquisition research.
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