Introduction L2 history and theories of second language acquisition -- Subjects in Spanish parametrics studies in the acquisition of subject pronouns -- The syntax-pragmatics interface in the acquisition of subject pronouns -- Processing studies and L2 subject pronoun acquisition in Spanish -- discourse-pragmatics approaches in the acquisition of subject -- A variationist approach to L2 subject acquisition -- Summary of findings -- References -- Index
Summary
This volume has two principal objectives: the first is to understand what L2 learners are capable of acquiring in terms of subject expression in Spanish. The second is to identify the distinct contributions of each theoretical model and the like findings among them to discover common ground among varying perspectives in L2 acquisition research
