This book discusses current research in the field of language and linguistics. Topics presented include syntax of dislocation, extraposition and parenthesis; learner perception and strategies for pragmatic acquisition; the need for explicit inferential methods in linguistics; language processing in biomodal bilinguals; visual word access in monolinguals and bilinguals; reading impairment in childhood; children's language and literacy; language development in special populations and the early communicative channel in childhood.