ABSTRACT
Research into the acquisition of Korean as a second language is important and valuable for reasons that extend well beyond the cultural and economic forces that have triggered the rapid growth of Korean language programs around the world. Thanks to the many features of Korean that distinguish it from more familiar European languages, there are promising opportunities to uncover new insights into the mechanisms of second language acquisition, opening the door to a deeper understanding of this important phenomenon. We focus here on two case studies involving the acquisition of Korean relative clauses by second language learners, a topic with far-reaching implications.
