In a series of studies specially written for this volume, Studying Speaking to Inform Second Language Learning offers the applied linguist research on spoken in

For millions of individuals all over the world, speaking in a second language is a daily activity. It is therefore important that research in applied linguistic

Explores the role played by conversation in the teaching and acquisition of a second language.

Including contributions from a team of world-renowned international scholars, this volume is a state-of-the-art survey of second language speech research, showc

New Directions in Second Language Pragmatics brings together varying perspectives in second language (L2) pragmatics to show both historical developments in the