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This Addition To The Cognitive Science And Second Language Acquisition Series Presents A Comprehensive Review Of The Latest Research Findings On Sentence Processing In Second Language Acquisition. The Book Begins With A Broad Overview Of The Core Issues Of Second Language Sentence Processing Research And Then Narrows Its Focus By Dedicating Individual Chapters To Each Of These Key Areas. While A Number Of Publications Have Discussed Research Findings On Knowledge Of Formal Syntactic Principles As Part Of Theories Of Second Language Acquisition, There Are Fewer Resources Dedicated To The Role Of Second Language Sentence Processing In This Context. This Volume Will Act As The First Full-length Literature Review Of The Field On The Market. Introduction -- Grammars And Parsers -- The Influence Of Verb Argument Structure On Processing -- Processing Long-distance Wh-dependencies In A Second Language -- Processing Relative Clauses In A Second Language -- Processing Of Noun Phrases And Agreement In Noun Phrases In A Second Language -- Processing Ambiguous Relative Clause Attachment -- Related Research Fields And Conclusions. Alan Juffs, Guillermo A. Rodriguez. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.