Formulaic language is at the heart of corpus linguistic research, and learner corpus research
(LCR) is no exception. As multiword units of all kinds (eg, collocations, phrasal verbs …

The present systematic review examines what factors determine when, how and to what
extent previous linguistic experience (from the first language, second language or both …

This paper gives an overview of the development of SLA research methods over 35 years.
Based on the quantitative and qualitative studies reported in the TESOL Quarterly between …

The book overviews a wide range of vocabulary research methodologies, and offers
practical advice on how to carry out valid and reliable research on first and second language …

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 …

This book explores the importance of cross-linguistic similarity in foreign language learning.
Similarities can be perceived in the form of simplified one-to-one relationships or merely …

Code-switching—the alternating use of two languages in the same stretch of discourse by a
bilingual speaker—is a dominant topic in the study of bilingualism and a phenomenon that …

We share an interest in language. We want to understand it, its origins, structure, functions,
use, acquisition, instruction, and change. We seek causes for observed effects. Scientific …

This is a vocabulary research manual. It aims to give you the background knowledge
necessary to design rigorous and effective research studies into the behavior of L1 and L2 …

This paper argues for a refinement in the traditional approach to transfer in SLA, where
transfer is generally investigated as the unidirectional influence of native (or other language) …