This authoritative textbook is an overview and analysis of current second language acquisition research, conducted within the generative linguistic framework. It argues for a role for Universal Grammar in second language acquisition. Theories as to the role of Universal Grammar and the extent of language transfer are presented along with relevant empirical research. Properties of early developmental stage grammars are examined, as well as the nature of the final outcome of the acquisition process.
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"It is a clear presentation of a set of current positions on the relation among Universal Grammar (UG), that of the acquirer/learner's L1, and the process and limits of the acquisition/learning of the L2." Canadian Journal of Linguistics, Kathleen Connors, Univerité de Montréal
"This book is an excellent review of the most central acquisitions related to UG (Universal Grammar). White has skillfully captured the essence of UG issues and strategies." GEOLINGUISTICS Vol. 30, Jenny M. Castillo, Hunter College (CUNY)
"Lydia White has come out with a new textbook of Universal Grammar and SLA; buy it. End of Story." Studies in Second Language Aquisition, Kevin R. Gregg
"This book is an excellent review of the most central acquisitions related to UG (Universal Grammar). White has skillfully captured the essence of UG issues and strategies." GEOLINGUISTICS Vol. 30, Jenny M. Castillo, Hunter College (CUNY)
"Lydia White has come out with a new textbook of Universal Grammar and SLA; buy it. End of Story." Studies in Second Language Aquisition, Kevin R. Gregg
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This authoritative textbook provides an overview and analysis of current second language acquisition research conducted within the generative linguistic framework. It argues for a role for Universal Grammar in second language acquisition. Theories as to the role of Universal Grammar and the extent of language transfer are presented and discussed, together with relevant empirical research. Properties of early grammars and grammars during the course of development are examined, as well as the nature of the final outcome of the acquisition process.
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This book will be concerned with characterizing and explaining the linguistic systems that second language (L2) learners develop, considering in particular the extent to which the underlying linguistic competence of L2 speakers is constrained by the same universal principles that govern natural language in general. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
interlanguage initial state, endstate grammars, null prep, optional verb raising, interlanguage grammars, local impairment hypothesis, ungrammatical pairs, interlanguage lexicon, possession constraint, interlanguage representation, valueless features, subjunctive rule, conflation patterns, second language research, mia festa, wild grammar, psych verbs, interlanguage competence, spontaneous production data, second language grammars, finite lexical verbs, overt morphology, verb placement, quantified antecedents, inert features Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Full Transfer Full Access, Valueless Features Hypothesis, Minimal Trees Hypothesis, Overt Pronoun Constraint, Zhang San, Local Impairment Hypothesis, Initial Hypothesis of Syntax, Failed Functional Features Hypothesis, Verb Movement Parameter, Rich Agreement Hypothesis, Bruhn de Garavito, Fundamental Difference Hypothesis, Null Subject Parameter, Separation Hypothesis, Distributed Morphology, Governing Category Parameter, Jan Marie, John Mary New!
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This book will be concerned with characterizing and explaining the linguistic systems that second language (L2) learners develop, considering in particular the extent to which the underlying linguistic competence of L2 speakers is constrained by the same universal principles that govern natural language in general. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
interlanguage initial state, endstate grammars, null prep, optional verb raising, interlanguage grammars, local impairment hypothesis, ungrammatical pairs, interlanguage lexicon, possession constraint, interlanguage representation, valueless features, subjunctive rule, conflation patterns, second language research, mia festa, wild grammar, psych verbs, interlanguage competence, spontaneous production data, second language grammars, finite lexical verbs, overt morphology, verb placement, quantified antecedents, inert features Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Full Transfer Full Access, Valueless Features Hypothesis, Minimal Trees Hypothesis, Overt Pronoun Constraint, Zhang San, Local Impairment Hypothesis, Initial Hypothesis of Syntax, Failed Functional Features Hypothesis, Verb Movement Parameter, Rich Agreement Hypothesis, Bruhn de Garavito, Fundamental Difference Hypothesis, Null Subject Parameter, Separation Hypothesis, Distributed Morphology, Governing Category Parameter, Jan Marie, John Mary New!
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- Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) by Wolfgang Klein on 4 pages
- Verb Movement by David Lightfoot on page 159, page 165, and page 166
- Applied Linguistics (Oxford Introduction to Language Study Series) by Guy Cook in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Language Development by V Lee in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Language Acquisition (Blackwell/Maryland Lectures in Language and Cognition) by Lila Gleitman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Studies of Fossilization in Second Language Acquisition by ZhaoHong Han on page 20, page 54, and page 133
- Universal Grammar in the Reconstruction of Ancient Languages (Studies in Generative Grammar) by Katalin E. Kiss on page 293
- How Languages Are Learned (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers) by Patsy M. Lightbown in Back Matter
- Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism by Carol Myers-Scotton in Back Matter
- Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism by Carol Myers-Scotton in Back Matter
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