(Hardback)

Presents an analysis of the problems of learning a second language as experienced by a family of learners. This book includes a study of a family of L2 English learners, focusing on a tightly-knit group of learners' acquisition of phonology over a longitudinal timeframe, and a study of social and linguistic factors in that time period.

(Paperback)

A study of the phonological development of a family of L2 English learners. It analyses data from actual language learners to examine the developmental processes involved in acquiring a nonnative sound system. It focuses on a tightly-knit group of learners' acquisition of phonology over a longitudinal timeframe.