Abstract
This chapter explores issues related to multilevel input processing, which refers to how learners process input of all types for language acquisition across all linguistic subsystems, including phonology, vocabulary, grammar, pragmatics, and sociolinguistic competence. It begins with definitions of key terms such as input, input processing (IP), and intake from the perspective of multilevel IP, with attention to how the meaning of the terms can change as one moves from one level of IP to another. It then provides a historical perspective on the development of research on sentence-level IP, lexical IP, and proposals related to multilevel IP as a theoretical framework. Subsequent sections highlight critical issues and topics related to multilevel/multitype IP; research contributions in this area to date; research methods that can be used to investigate multilevel IP; practical recommendations for language instruction from the perspective of multilevel IP; and directions for new research in this area.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Input Processing |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 15-28 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040014554 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367471439 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2024 |