Performance and Competence in Second Language Acquisition (Paperback)

The issue of the relationship between observable linguistic behavior (performance) and the description of linguistic knowledge (competence) lies at the heart of applied linguistics in general, and second language research in particular. This volume assembles reflections on the performance/competence distinction from leading researchers in a variety of disciplines--linguistics, sociolinguistics, second language research, language testing, cognitive science--providing the reader with a unique opportunity to compare diverse approaches.