TY - BOOK ID - 1777644 TI - Crosscurrents in second language acquisition and linguistic theories AU - Ferguson, Charles Albert AU - Huebner, Thom PY - 1991 VL - 2 SN - 9027224633 1556192355 9786613280268 9027281807 1283280264 9789027224637 9789027281807 PB - Amsterdam: Benjamins, DB - UniCat KW - Psycholinguistics KW - Langues KW - --Enseignement KW - --Langage KW - --Acquisition KW - --Linguistique KW - --Psycholinguistics KW - --Langues KW - Enseignement KW - Langage KW - Acquisition KW - Linguistique KW - Linguistics KW - Second language acquisition KW - Langue seconde KW - Congresses KW - Congrè€s UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1777644 AB - The term "crosscurrent" is defined as "a current flowing counter to another." This volume represents crosscurrents in second language acquisition and linguistic theory in several respects. First, although the main currents running between linguistics and second language acquisition have traditionally flowed from theory to application, equally important contributions can be made in the other direction as well. Second, although there is a strong tendency in the field of linguistics to see "theorists" working within formal models of syntax, SLA research can contribute to linguistic theory more br ER -