The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition

This collection is a comprehensive and current overview of L2 research, accessible and of interest to students of SLA studies as well as experienced scholars. In addition to giving a state-of-the-art synopsis of recent developments in each sub-area of L2 research, the collection also provides significant contributions by experts in the field and emerging scholars. The book has 30 chapters and is divided into six main parts, each with a general heading and each consisting of approximately five chapters. Part I situates SLA in terms of research and practice; Part II explores individual cognitive, age-related and neurolinguistic similarities and differences; Part III outlines external, sociocultural, and interactive factors; Part IV presents profiles of bilinguals who take differing paths of acquisition (adult low-literates, children, heritage speakers, L3A); Part V describes interlanguage properties (phonology, lexicon, morphosyntax, semantics, discourse); Part VI comprises clear models of L2 development.