Introduction: The interest of article acquisition for theories of SLA

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1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of editors and contributors vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: The interest of article acquisition for theories of SLA 1
6. Part I. Article choice, fluctuation and L1 transfer in the acquisition of articles by L2 speakers
7. Article choice in L2 English by Spanish speakers: Evidence for full transfer 13
8. L2 English article production by Arabic and French speakers 37
9. Questioning the validity of the Article Choice Parameter and the Fluctuation Hypothesis: Evidence from L2 English article use by L1 Polish and L1 Mandarin Chinese speakers 67
10. The processing role of the Article Choice Parameter: Evidence from L2 learners of English. 87
11. Accounting for patterns of article omissions and substitutions in second language production 115
12. Part II. Further issues in the representation and use of articles by L2 speakers
13. Article use and generic reference: Parallels between L1- and L2-acquisition 147
14. Variability in L2 acquisition of Norwegian DPs: An evaluation of some current SLA models 175
15. Articles in Turkish/English interlanguage revisited: Implications of vowel harmony 201
16. Article choice and article omission in the L3 German of native speakers of Japanese with L2 English 233
17. Author index 265
18. Language index 269
19. Term index 271