Abstract
This paper is a review of current practice in the study of phonological interlanguage as reported in Ioup & Weinberger: Interlanguage Phonology (1987) but supplemented by studies from Argentina and UK. The methodology of some 22 pieces of research is surveyed in terms of subjects, range of phonological features, 'synchronic' and 'diachronic' approaches, techniques and materials, audio-recording and transcription. Assessment of data by trained phoneticians is queried in a discussion on pure vs. applied aims in interlanguage research. If intelligibility of the learners' pronunciation is to be assessed, then untrained judges are more appropriate. The advantages and disadvantages of formal techniques are discussed. Ten stages of a full-scale study of interlanguage phonology are presented.
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