I have listed a number of topics below that you may choose from to write a term paper. The topics are intentionally broad, and you will need to narrow and refine them. If you do not wish to write on any of these topics, you may choose another and submit it for approval. Please read the instructions

• Research methods in interlanguage phonology.

• Evaluating research methodologies in interlanguage phonology.

• Variation in interlanguage phonology.

• The effect of age on the acquisition of an L2 phonology.

• The role of language universals on the acquisition of an L2 phonology.

• The influence of internl constraints.

• The influence of externl constraints.

• The interrelationships between internal and external contraints.

• The interrelationships between internal contraints and language universals.

• The role of transfer in interlanguage phonology.

• The interrelationships beteen transfer and language universals.

• Syllable structure universals and the acquisition of an L2 phonology.

• Phonological contrasts in English and Spanish.

• Has optimality theory contributed to the study of interlanguage phonology?

• An empirical paper.

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