Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgements xiii
7. Part I. The facts
8. Developmental schedules 3
9. Learner variation 12
10. Part II. The theory
11. The psycholinguistic basis of PT 27
12. Explaining developmental schedules 50
13. Explaining learner variation 64
14. L1 transfer 75
15. Research methodology 84
16. Part III. Applying PT to other contexts
17. Japanese as a second language 99
18. Pidgins and creoles 106
19. Bilingual first language acquisition 121
20. Part IV. Practical applications
21. Diagnosing L2 development 133
22. Teaching 149
23. References 157
24. Appendices 168
25. Name index 175
26. Subject index 177