Typological comparison and interlanguage phonology: maps or gaps between typology and language learning of sound systems?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Introduction 1
3. Typology and language acquisition: the case of relative clauses 19
4. Relative clauses in early bilingual development: Transfer and universals 39
5. Learner varieties and language types. The case of indefinite pronouns in non-native Italian 83
6. Adnominal possession: combining typological and second language perspectives 125
7. Gerunds as optional categories in second language learning 181
8. Iconicity and finiteness in the development of early grammar in French as L2 and in Frenchbased Creoles 221
9. Lexicalisation of aspectual structures in English and Japanese 267
10. Using nouns for reference maintenance: A seeming contradiction in L2 discourse 291
11. Crosslinguistic comparison and second language acquisition: an approach to Topic and Leftdetachment constructions from the perspective of spoken language 327
12. Typology and information organisation: perspective taking and Language-specific effects in the construal of events 365
13. Typological comparison and interlanguage phonology: maps or gaps between typology and language learning of sound systems? 403
14. Index of subjects 441
15. Index of authors 447
16. List of contributors 453