Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Variation -- Chapter 2 Linguistic Outcomes and Study Abroad -- Chapter 3 Extralinguistic Factors Affecting L2 Development During Study Abroad -- Chapter 4 The Research Investigation: An Overview -- Chapter 5 The Acquisition of ne deletion by Irish-English speakers of French L2 during the Year Abroad -- Chapter 6 The Variable Use of Nous/On during the Year Abroad -- Chapter 7 The Acquisition of /l/ Deletion in French by Irish Study Abroad Speakers -- Chapter 8 The Variable Use of Future Temporal Reference during the Year Abroad -- Chapter 9 The Role of Gender in the Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in an L2 During the Year Abroad -- Chapter 10 Spending a Year Abroad: Do We Acquire Sociolinguistic Competence? -- References -- Index.