I-X -- Introduction -- 1 The Grammar of Noun Combination -- 2 Noun Cominbination and Language Typology in First and Second Language Acquisition - A Review of the Literature -- 3 The Typological Intersection and the Empirical Study of Noun Combination in Interlanguage -- 4 Testing for the Grammar of Noun Combination in Interlanguage -- 5 Analysis and Discussion -- References -- Appendix 1: Grammaticality judgment task -- Appendix 2: Sample transcripts