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The state of emergentism in second language acquisition by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…'Emergentism' is the name that has recently been given to a general approach to cognition that stresses the interaction between organism and environment and…”
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Review article: Shallow draughts: Larsen-Freeman and Cameron on complexity by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…Complexity theory is a field of physics that studies the nature and behavior of complex systems, systems whose elements interact in complex and unpredictable…”
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Taking a social turn for the worse: the language socialization paradigm for second language acquisition by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…In recent years, a number of researchers in the field of second language acquisition have voiced discontent regarding the tendency of second language…”
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A theory for every occasion: postmodernism and SLA by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…All is not well, it would seem, in second language acquisition (SLA) research. Voices are being raised here and there to question the validity of the very…”
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A response to Jordan's (2004) ‘Explanatory Adequacy and Theories of Second Language Acquisition’ by Gregg, Kevin R

“…In a recent paper (Jordan, Geoff Jordan takes issue with some of my claims about second language acquisition (SLA) theory. Specifically, he queries the…”
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A garden ripe for weeding: a reply to Lantolf by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…One confession deserves another: in my heart of hearts, I doubted that Lantolf was a practising postmodernist. For one thing, it was often too easy to figure…”
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NEWS FLASH—HUME STILL DEAD by Eubank, Lynn, Gregg, Kevin R.

“…Ellis refers to a wide range of data supporting the uncontroversial claim that there are frequency effects in linguistic and other behavior. He further…”
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Taking Explanation Seriously, or, Let a Couple of Flowers Bloom by Gregg, Kevin R

“…Discusses problems involved in scientific explanation in general and their relevance to theories of second-language acquisition (SLA) in particular. The…”
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The Variable Competence Model of Second Language Acquisition, and Why It Isn't by Gregg, Kevin R

“…Examines the work of two scholars who have made the greatest contributions to the variabilist perspective on second-language acquisition, and discusses the…”
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'Don't get it right, just get it written': a comment on Eckman (1996) by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…In Fred R. Eckman's (1996 [see abstract 9704795]) proposal that a theory of second-language acquisition needs a theory of grammar, Eckman is said to…”
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REPRESENTATIONAL DEFICITS IN SLA: STUDIES IN HONOR OF ROGER HAWKINS. Neal Snape, Yan-kit Ingrid Leung, and Michael Sharwood Smith (Eds.). Amsterdam: Benjamins, 2009. Pp. xxv + 250 by Gregg, Kevin R.

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"ET IN AMYGDALA EGO"? UG, (S)LA, and Neurobiology by Eubank, Lynn, Gregg, Kevin R.

“…John Schumann and colleagues (Jacobs, 1988; Jacobs & Schumann, 1992; Pulvermüller & Schumann, 1994; Schumann, 1990a, 1990b) have argued for a neurobiological…”
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Epistemology without knowledge: Schwartz on Chomsky, Fodor and Krashen by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…A recent paper by Bonnie D. Schwartz (see LLBA 21/3, 8704292) makes several controversial claims regarding the second-lang acquisition models of J. A. Fodor…”
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INTRODUCING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION by Gregg, Kevin R.

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Confluence: linguistics, L2 acquisition and speech pathology by Gregg, Kevin R.

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POINT COUNTERPOINT: UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR IN THE SECOND LANGUAGE by Gregg, Kevin R.

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SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR. Lydia White. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Pp. xiv + 316. $65.00 cloth, $24.00 paper…”
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Commentary from the Flower Garden: Responding to Gregg, 2000 [and] A Ripe Garden for Weeding: A Reply to Lantolf by Lantolf, James P, Gregg, Kevin R

“…Includes a response to an article written previously on what a postmodernist perspective might do for second language acquisition research and a comment by the…”
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REPRESENTATIONAL DEFICITS IN SLA: STUDIES IN HONOR OF ROGER HAWKINS by Gregg, Kevin R.

“…(ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.) One of the central explanatory problems facing a theory of SLA is, of course, the fact that the process of…”
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Discussion: "Don't Get It Right, Just Get It Written": A Comment on Eckman (1996) by Gregg, Kevin R

“…Focuses on Eckman's (1996) discussion of the nativism controversy. This article supplements Eckman's discussion and argues in favor of a generative approach to…”
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