List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Notes on Contributors xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction 1
Part I Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to the Study of Second Language Spanish 9
1 Corpus-based Research in Second Language Spanish 11
Amaya Mendikoetxea
2 Functional Approaches to Second Language Spanish 30
Eve Zyzik
3 Generative Approaches to Spanish Second Language Acquisition 46
Jason Rothman and Diego Pascual y Cabo
4 Psycholinguistic Approaches to Second Language Spanish 64
Margaret Gillon Dowens and Manuel Carreiras
5 Variationist Approaches to Second Language Spanish 80
Aarnes Gudmestad
6 Cognitive Linguistic Approaches to Second Language Spanish 96
Teresa Cadierno and Alberto Hijazo-Gasc¿on
Part II Phonology in Second Language Spanish 111
7 Voice Onset Time in Second Language Spanish 113
Mary L. Zampini
8 Speech Perception in Second Language Spanish 130
Polina Vasiliev and Paola Escudero
9 Segmental Phonology in Second Language Spanish 146
Manuel D¿ýaz-Campos
10 Suprasegmental Phenomena in Second Language Spanish 166
Nicholas Henriksen
Part III Developing Grammars in Second Language Spanish 183
11 Object Pronouns in Second Language Spanish 185
Paul A. Malovrh
12 Grammatical Gender in Second Language Spanish 202
Irma Alarc¿on
13 The Acquisition of the Copula Contrast in Second Language Spanish 219
Kimberly L. Geeslin
14 Tense and Aspect in Second Language Spanish 235
Llorenc¿ Comajoan Colom¿e
15 Subject Pronouns in Second Language Spanish 253
Margaret Lubbers Quesada
16 Subjunctive in Second Language Spanish 270
Joseph Collentine
17 Word Order in Second Language Spanish 287
Crist¿obal Lozano
18 Meaning in Second Language Spanish 311
Roumyana Slabakova
19 Language in Context 331
Rachel L. Shively
Part IV Individual and Social Factors in Second Language Spanish 351
20 Ultimate Attainment in Spanish L2 Acquisition 353
Silvina Montrul
21 Affective Factors and Second Language Spanish 369
Dolly Jesusita Young
22 Study Abroad and Second Language Spanish 386
Barbara A. Lafford and Izabela Uscinski
23 Heritage Learners of Spanish 404
Kim Potowski
24 Comparing Second Language Learners to Other Populations 423
Ana Teresa P¿erez-Leroux and Danielle Thomas
Part V Acquisition in the Second Language Spanish Classroom 447
25 Acquisition of Grammar by Instructed Learners 449
Robert DeKeyser and Goretti Prieto Botana
26 Acquisition of Reading in Second Language Spanish 466
Cindy Brantmeier
27 Acquisition of Writing in Second Language Spanish 482
Marly Nas and Kees van Esch
28 Exploring Lexical Diversity in Second Language Spanish 498
Gabriela Castan¿eda-Jime¿nez and Scott Jarvis
29 Teaching Pronunciation in Second Language Spanish 514
Gillian Lord and Maria I. Fionda
30 Instructor Characteristics and Classroom-Based SLA of Spanish 530
Laura Gurzynski-Weiss
Index 547
