Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is Fossilization? -- Chapter 3. Behavioral Reflexes and Causal Variables -- Chapter 4. A Macroscopic Analysis: Critical Period Effects -- Chapter 5. A Macroscopic Analysis: Native Language Transfer -- Chapter 6. A Microscopic Analysis: Some Empirical Evidence -- Chapter 7. Second Language Instruction and Fossilization -- Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Index