TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editor's precafe	4
Introduction: On Near-native Proficiency	5
Håkan Ringbom
Attitudes to English Usage. A Comparison between Native and Non-native Speakera	9
Ann-Christin Miemois
Word Associations of Foreign Language Learners and Native Speakers. The Phenomenon of a Shift in Response Type and its Relevance for Lexical Development	91
Tove Söderman
Characteristics of Near-native Proficiency in Writing	183
Tove Waller
Near-nativeness and the Four Language Skills: Some Concluding Remarks	295