Salience in Second Language Acquisition

Salience in Second Language Acquisition brings together contributions from top scholars of second language acquisition (SLA) in a comprehensive volume of the existing literature and current research on salience. In the first book to focus exclusively on this integral topic, the editors and contributors define and explore what makes a linguistic feature salient in sections on theory, perpetual salience, and constructed salience; they also provide a history of SLA theory and discussion on its contemporary use in research. An approachable introduction to the topic, this book will be an ideal supplement to courses in SLA, and a valuable resource for researchers and scholars looking for a better understanding of the subject.

Susan M. Gass is University Distinguished Professor in the Second Language Studies Program at Michigan State University, USA. She has served as President of the American Association for Applied Linguistics and of the International Association of Applied Linguistics. She is the recipient of numerous awards and is the current co-editor of Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

Patti Spinner is Associate Professor in the Second Language Studies Program at Michigan State University, USA.

Jennifer Behney is Assistant Professor of Italian and Second Language Acquisition in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Youngstown State University, USA.