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Author : Lydia White
Release : 2003-03-06
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Book Rating : 477/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar by : Lydia White
Download or read book Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar written by Lydia White. This book was released on 2003-03-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Author : Vivian Cook
Release : 2014-03
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 473/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Chomsky's Universal Grammar by : Vivian Cook
Download or read book Chomsky's Universal Grammar written by Vivian Cook. This book was released on 2014-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition introduces the reader to Noam Chomsky's theory of language by setting the specifics of syntactic analysis in the framework of his general ideas. It explains its fundamental concepts and provides an overview and history of the theory.
Author : Usha Lakshmanan
Release : 1994-01-01
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 757/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Universal Grammar in Child Second Language Acquisition by : Usha Lakshmanan
Download or read book Universal Grammar in Child Second Language Acquisition written by Usha Lakshmanan. This book was released on 1994-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines child second language acquisition within the Principles and Parameters theory of Universal Grammar (UG). Specifically, the book focuses on null-subjects in the developing grammars of children acquiring English as a second language. The book provides evidence from the longitudinal speech data of four child second language (L2) learners in order to test the predictions of a recent theory of null-subjects, namely, the Morphological Uniformity Principle (MUP). Lakshmanan argues that the child L2 acquisition data offer little or no evidence in support of the MUP s predictions regarding a developmental relation between verb inflections and null-subjects. The evidence from these child L2 data indicates that regardless of the status of null subjects in their first language, child L2 learners of English hypothesize correctly from the very beginning that English requires subjects of tensed clauses to be obligatorily overt. The failure on the part of these learners to obey this knowledge in certain structural contexts is the result of perceptual factors that are unrelated to parameter setting. The book demonstrates the value of child second language acquisition data in evaluating specific proposals within linguistic theory for a Universal principle.
Author : Lydia White
Release : 1989-01-01
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 617/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition by : Lydia White
Download or read book Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition written by Lydia White. This book was released on 1989-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative textbook provides an overview and analysis of current second language acquisition research conducted within the generative linguistic framework. Lydia White argues that second language acquisition is constrained by principles and parameters of universal grammar.
Author : Melinda Whong
Release : 2013-06-26
Genre : Education
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Book Rating : 62X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Universal Grammar and the Second Language Classroom by : Melinda Whong
Download or read book Universal Grammar and the Second Language Classroom written by Melinda Whong. This book was released on 2013-06-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes that research into generative second language acquisition (GenSLA) can be applied to the language classroom. Assuming that Universal Grammar plays a role in second language development, it explores generalisations from GenSLA research. The book aims to build bridges between the fields of generative second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and language teaching; and it shows how GenSLA is poised to engage with researchers of second language learning outside the generative paradigm. Each chapter of Universal Grammar and the Second Language Classroom showcases ways in which GenSLA research can inform language pedagogy. Some chapters include classroom research that tests the effectiveness of teaching particular linguistic phenomena. Others review existing research findings, discussing how these findings are useful for language pedagogy. All chapters show how generative linguistics can enhance teachers’ expertise in language and second language development. “This groundbreaking volume ably takes on the gap that currently exists between generative linguistic theory in second language acquisition (GenSLA) and second language pedagogy, by gathering chapters from GenSLA researchers who are interested in the relevance and potential application of their research to second/foreign language teaching. It offers a welcome and thought-provoking contribution to any discussion of the relation between linguistic theory and practice. I recommend it not only for language teachers interested in deepening their understanding of the formal properties of the languages they teach, but also for linguists interested in following up on more practical consequences of the fruits of their theoretical and empirical research.” Donna Lardiere, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
