Shanshan Yan is an assistant professor at the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University. She obtained her MPhil in Second Language Education and PhD in Linguistics and Acquisition from the University of Cambridge. Her research expertise includes language acquisition, Chinese linguistics, and Chinese as a second language education.

• List of figuresList of tablesList of boxesPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviations1 Introduction2 Core concepts in SFP and L2 theories2.1 Chinese SFPs in CP2.1.1 SFPs in split-CP2.1.2 Relationship with other CP elements2.1.3 Head-directionality2.1.4 Homomorphous SFP: one SFP or several SFPs2.2 CP in English2.3 Feature in generative theories2.3.1 Feature2.3.2 Feature in L1 and L2 acquisition2.4 Theoretical frameworks in SLA2.4.1 L1 transfer2.4.2 Feature Reassembly Hypothesis2.4.3 Dormant Feature Hypothesis2.4.4 Form-meaning connections2.4.5 Interface Hypothesis2.5 Summary3 SFP1 layer: cluster of tense and aspects3.1 SFP le3.1.1 Features attached to the SFP le3.1.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP le3.2 SFP ne13.2.1 Features attached to the SFP ne13.2.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP ne13.3 Methodological issues3.4 Summary4 SFP2 layer: force and clause-typing 4.1 SFP ma4.1.1 Features attached to the SFP ma4.1.2 Typing yes-no questions in L2 grammars4.2 SFP ba14.2.1 Features attached to the SFP ba14.2.2 Imperative force in L2 grammars4.3 SFP ne24.3.1 Features attached to the SFP ne24.3.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP ne24.4 Methodological issues4.5 Summary5 SFP3 layer: attitudes and discourses5.1 SFP ba25.1.1 Features attached to the SFP ba25.1.2 Behaviors of the SFP ba2 in L2 grammar5.2 SFPs a and ne35.2.1 Features attached to the SFP a and the SFP ne35.2.2 Behaviors of the SFPs a and ne3 in L2 grammars5.3 Methodological issues5.4 Summary6 Interaction among layers and SFPs in terms of their similarities6.1 Homomorphous SFPs6.1.1 SFP ba1 and SFP ba26.1.2 SFP ne1, SFP ne2, and SFP ne36.2 SFPs with similar features6.2.1 SFP ma and SFP ba26.2.2 SFP a and SFP ne36.3 Co-occurrence of SFPs6.3.1 Behaviors and reasons for the (non)co-occurrence of SFPs6.3.2 Co-occurrence of SFPs in L2 grammars6.4 Summary7 Conclusions7.1 Establishment of the right periphery7.2 Factors affecting the building of the blocks7.2.1 L1 transfer7.2.2 L2 effect7.2.3 Feature reassembly and feature dormancy7.2.4 Interfaces7.2.5 Form-meaning connections7.3 The role of sentence-final particles in L2 Chinese7.4 Future directions and pedagogical implications7.4.1 Future directions for the study of Chinese SFPs7.4.2 Pedagogical implications7.5 SummaryBibliographyIndex

Shanshan Yan is an assistant professor at the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University. She obtained her MPhil in Second Language Education and PhD in Linguistics and Acquisition from the University of Cambridge. Her research expertise includes language acquisition, Chinese linguistics, and Chinese as a second language education.

• List of figuresList of tablesList of boxesPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviations1 Introduction2 Core concepts in SFP and L2 theories2.1 Chinese SFPs in CP2.1.1 SFPs in split-CP2.1.2 Relationship with other CP elements2.1.3 Head-directionality2.1.4 Homomorphous SFP: one SFP or several SFPs2.2 CP in English2.3 Feature in generative theories2.3.1 Feature2.3.2 Feature in L1 and L2 acquisition2.4 Theoretical frameworks in SLA2.4.1 L1 transfer2.4.2 Feature Reassembly Hypothesis2.4.3 Dormant Feature Hypothesis2.4.4 Form-meaning connections2.4.5 Interface Hypothesis2.5 Summary3 SFP1 layer: cluster of tense and aspects3.1 SFP le3.1.1 Features attached to the SFP le3.1.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP le3.2 SFP ne13.2.1 Features attached to the SFP ne13.2.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP ne13.3 Methodological issues3.4 Summary4 SFP2 layer: force and clause-typing 4.1 SFP ma4.1.1 Features attached to the SFP ma4.1.2 Typing yes-no questions in L2 grammars4.2 SFP ba14.2.1 Features attached to the SFP ba14.2.2 Imperative force in L2 grammars4.3 SFP ne24.3.1 Features attached to the SFP ne24.3.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP ne24.4 Methodological issues4.5 Summary5 SFP3 layer: attitudes and discourses5.1 SFP ba25.1.1 Features attached to the SFP ba25.1.2 Behaviors of the SFP ba2 in L2 grammar5.2 SFPs a and ne35.2.1 Features attached to the SFP a and the SFP ne35.2.2 Behaviors of the SFPs a and ne3 in L2 grammars5.3 Methodological issues5.4 Summary6 Interaction among layers and SFPs in terms of their similarities6.1 Homomorphous SFPs6.1.1 SFP ba1 and SFP ba26.1.2 SFP ne1, SFP ne2, and SFP ne36.2 SFPs with similar features6.2.1 SFP ma and SFP ba26.2.2 SFP a and SFP ne36.3 Co-occurrence of SFPs6.3.1 Behaviors and reasons for the (non)co-occurrence of SFPs6.3.2 Co-occurrence of SFPs in L2 grammars6.4 Summary7 Conclusions7.1 Establishment of the right periphery7.2 Factors affecting the building of the blocks7.2.1 L1 transfer7.2.2 L2 effect7.2.3 Feature reassembly and feature dormancy7.2.4 Interfaces7.2.5 Form-meaning connections7.3 The role of sentence-final particles in L2 Chinese7.4 Future directions and pedagogical implications7.4.1 Future directions for the study of Chinese SFPs7.4.2 Pedagogical implications7.5 SummaryBibliographyIndex

Shanshan Yan is an assistant professor at the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University. She obtained her MPhil in Second Language Education and PhD in Linguistics and Acquisition from the University of Cambridge. Her research expertise includes language acquisition, Chinese linguistics, and Chinese as a second language education.

• List of figuresList of tablesList of boxesPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviations1 Introduction2 Core concepts in SFP and L2 theories2.1 Chinese SFPs in CP2.1.1 SFPs in split-CP2.1.2 Relationship with other CP elements2.1.3 Head-directionality2.1.4 Homomorphous SFP: one SFP or several SFPs2.2 CP in English2.3 Feature in generative theories2.3.1 Feature2.3.2 Feature in L1 and L2 acquisition2.4 Theoretical frameworks in SLA2.4.1 L1 transfer2.4.2 Feature Reassembly Hypothesis2.4.3 Dormant Feature Hypothesis2.4.4 Form-meaning connections2.4.5 Interface Hypothesis2.5 Summary3 SFP1 layer: cluster of tense and aspects3.1 SFP le3.1.1 Features attached to the SFP le3.1.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP le3.2 SFP ne13.2.1 Features attached to the SFP ne13.2.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP ne13.3 Methodological issues3.4 Summary4 SFP2 layer: force and clause-typing 4.1 SFP ma4.1.1 Features attached to the SFP ma4.1.2 Typing yes-no questions in L2 grammars4.2 SFP ba14.2.1 Features attached to the SFP ba14.2.2 Imperative force in L2 grammars4.3 SFP ne24.3.1 Features attached to the SFP ne24.3.2 L2 acquisition of the SFP ne24.4 Methodological issues4.5 Summary5 SFP3 layer: attitudes and discourses5.1 SFP ba25.1.1 Features attached to the SFP ba25.1.2 Behaviors of the SFP ba2 in L2 grammar5.2 SFPs a and ne35.2.1 Features attached to the SFP a and the SFP ne35.2.2 Behaviors of the SFPs a and ne3 in L2 grammars5.3 Methodological issues5.4 Summary6 Interaction among layers and SFPs in terms of their similarities6.1 Homomorphous SFPs6.1.1 SFP ba1 and SFP ba26.1.2 SFP ne1, SFP ne2, and SFP ne36.2 SFPs with similar features6.2.1 SFP ma and SFP ba26.2.2 SFP a and SFP ne36.3 Co-occurrence of SFPs6.3.1 Behaviors and reasons for the (non)co-occurrence of SFPs6.3.2 Co-occurrence of SFPs in L2 grammars6.4 Summary7 Conclusions7.1 Establishment of the right periphery7.2 Factors affecting the building of the blocks7.2.1 L1 transfer7.2.2 L2 effect7.2.3 Feature reassembly and feature dormancy7.2.4 Interfaces7.2.5 Form-meaning connections7.3 The role of sentence-final particles in L2 Chinese7.4 Future directions and pedagogical implications7.4.1 Future directions for the study of Chinese SFPs7.4.2 Pedagogical implications7.5 SummaryBibliographyIndex