Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition

Series editors' preface Introduction Susan M. Gass and Jacquelyn Schachter Part I. Theories of Acquisition: 1. Second language acquisition theory: the case for a generative perspective Kevin R. Gregg 2. What is the logical problem of foreign language learning? Robert Bley-Vroman Part II. Syntax: 3. Testing a proposed universal Jacquelyn Schachter 4. The role of the head-initial/head-final parameter in the acquisition of English relative clauses by adult Spanish and Japanese speakers Suzanne Flynn 5. On some properties of the 'pro-drop' parameter: looking for missing subjects in non-native Spanish Juana M. Liceras 6. The adjacency condition on case assignment: do L2 learners observe the Subset Principle? Lydia White Part III. Semantics/Pragmatics: 7. Interlanguage and pragmatic word order William Ruthford 8. How do learners resolve linguistic conflicts? Susan M. Gass Part IV. Lexicon: 9. Canonical typoligical structures and ergativity in English L2 acquisition Helmut Zobl 10. Semantic theory and L2 lexical development Wesley Hudson Part V. Phonology: 11. A constructivist perspective on non-native phonology Josh Ard 12. Stress assignment in interlanguage phonology: an analysis of the stress system of Spanish speakers learning English Jane Lowenstein Mairs Index.