This article revisits earlier proposals that language learning is, in essence, the learning of
formulaic sequences and their interpretations; that this occurs at all levels of granularity from …

For early symbolic communicators, acquisition of an initial vocabulary is a critically important
achievement that sets the stage for future language development. Children who require …

This volume outlines a model of language that can be characterized as functionalist, usage-
based, dynamic, and complex-adaptive. The core idea is that linguistic structure is not stable …

Abstract The Douglas Fir Group (2016) sought to articulate a transdisciplinary agenda for
SLA but said little about multilingualism specifically. Moreover, many multilinguals are under …

THE PHENOMENON OF MULTILINGUALISM is as old as humanity, but multilingualism has
been catapulted to a new world order in the 21st century. Social relations, knowledge …

Construction Grammar explains how knowledge of language is organized in speakers'
minds. The central and radical claim of Construction Grammar is that linguistic knowledge …

Is acquiring a third language the same as acquiring a second? Are all instances of non-
native language acquisition simply one and the same? In this first book-length study of the …

Teaching and Researching Listening provides a focused, state-of-the-art treatment of the
linguistic, psycholinguistic and pragmatic processes that are involved in oral language use …

criticisms convincing and devastating. I concur that the monolingual bias has become
unsustainable for the field of SLA, as for any other field that aspires to understand multiple …

This chapter introduces a cognitive-linguistic perspective on second language acquisition
(L2A). 1 Over the last 15 or so years, various aspects of L2 acquisition have been examined …