At irregular intervals, beginning in 1977, Swedish-Finnish conferences on contrastive and applied linguistics have been arranged in Stockholm and Turko/Abo. This volume presents most of the papers given at the 1982 conference. Papers include: "Free Recall of Mixed Language Lists. Error Patterns in Bilingual Memory" (Karin Aronsson, Anja Metsola, Fero Norrbacka, Kaisa Tervonen); "Some Psycholinguistic Considerations towards a Theory of Second Language Processing" (Hans W. Dechert); "Errors in Lexical Processing" (Hannele Heikkinen); "Data Types and Second Language Variability" (Kenneth Hyltenstam); "On the Acquisition of Vocabulary in Immigrant Swedish" (Ulla-Britt Kotsinas); "Acceptability and Ambiguity in Native and Second Language Message Processing" (Jaakko Lehtonen, Kari Sajavaara); "Psycholinguistics and Language Learning: Some Reservations" (Paul Meara); "Developmental Changes in Visual and Auditory Interference Patterns for Bilingual High School Students" (Edith Magiste); "On the Use of Lexical Avoidance Strategies in Foreign-Language Communication" (Rolf Palmberg); "A Psycholinguistic Approach to a Pedagogic Grammar" (Geoffrey Phillips); "On the Distinctions of Item Learning vs. System Learning and Receptive Competence vs. Productive Competence in Relation to the Role of L1 in Foreign Language Learning" (Hakan Ringbom); "Problems in 'Measuring' L2-Learning Strategies" (Kaj Sjoholm); "Deception and Dissociation Markers as Indicators of Communication Strategies" (Astrid Stedje); "Expecting the Discourse Topic in Native and Foreign Language Text Comprehension" (Jorma Tommola); and "Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning--a Criterion of Learning Achievement" (Peter af Trampe). (MSE)