Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: Perspectives on advanced second language proficiency -- 1 Pragmatic markers in high-level second language use -- 2 Morphosyntax and discourse in highlevel second language use -- 3 The lexicon of advanced L2 learners -- 4 Formulaic language in advanced second language acquisition and use -- 5 Reading proficiency in advanced L2 users -- 6 Linguistic outsourcing and native-like performance in international call centres: An overview -- 7 The polyglot - an initial characterization on the basis of multiple anecdotal accounts -- 8 The exceptional ability of polyglots to achieve high-level proficiency in numerous languages -- Subject index