Ratree Wayland is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Florida. She has published extensively on cross-language perception and production of lexical tones.
'Striking a good balance between theoretical arguments and empirical findings, this book offers linguistic perspectives on second language (L2) speech learning, which can inform applied linguistics in L2 speech research.' Okim Kang, Professor of TESL / Applied Linguistics, North Arizona University 'Containing the revised version of one of the field's most influential models, a series of empirical studies, and review chapters on a wide variety of topics, and even practical guidelines for L2 speech researchers, this book sets a new landmark in L2 speech research.' Juli Cebrian, Associate Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona