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Acknowledgments
Writing this book was a long but exciting journey. I am deeply indebted to many people for their assistance and support while I was completing my work. First, I am greatly indebted to Manfred Pienemann, the architect of processability theory (PT), which I adopted as my framework. He originally guided me into the fascinating world of second language acquisition (SLA) when I was working under his supervision for my master’s thesis at the Australian National University. He gave me ever-insightful comments and valuable advice at crucial stages in my research. I was thrilled to write a chapter with him, along with Bruno Di Biase, for Extending Processability Theory in 2005. The experience of working with them guided my commitment to SLA research.
I am deeply indebted to Bruno Di Biase for his direction, critical comments, and strong support. I have been privileged to work with him in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of Western Sydney (UWS), where we share an undergraduate course in Second Language Acquisition and supervision of doctoral students. I have learned a tremendous amount from him. My research skills grew through