ABSTRACT
Chapter 6 discusses the findings of the project, their significance, and their implications. Results are briefly summarised and their significance is discussed. Then, orthography-induced gemination is presented as a peculiar OE that differs from effects previously reported in the literature on OEs and as a peculiar phonological phenomenon that differs from phenomena previously discussed in the literature on L+ phonology. The next section discusses how a consonant length contrast can be established in the absence of supporting evidence in the spoken input. Finally, implications are discussed for theory (linguistic relativism, bilingual cognition, L+ phonology and cognitive psychology), research methodology, and language teaching practice.
