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The key issues discussed herein include: conceptual diversities and complexities surrounding fossilization, Critical Period effects, the preprogramming function of native language, methodological approaches to researching fossilization, empirical evidence, the modular nature of fossilization, linguistic structures prone to fossilization, and the relationship between second language teaching and fossilization. The book is intended for researchers, practitioners, and students in the fields of second language acquisition, bilingualism, and second language teaching."--BOOK JACKET.