Second Language Syntax : A Generative Introduction

Roger (University of Essex) Hawkins

ISBN 10: 0631191836 / ISBN 13: 9780631191834

Published by John Wiley And Sons Ltd Jan 2001, 2001

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Neuware - Adopting the objectives of Chomsky's Principles and Parameters approach to Universal Grammar, Second Language Syntax takes the reader through the main research findings in second language grammatical development. For each area, empirical findings are linked to proposals made by linguists working within the Principles and Parameters framework, with the aim of developing a theory of second language syntax.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Second Language Syntax : A Generative Introduction
• Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd Jan 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631191836
• ISBN 13: 9780631191834
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 438W x 252H x 27D millimeters 438 millimeters width by 252 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 870 grams

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Synopsis

Adopting the objectives of Chomsky's Principles and Parameters approach to Universal Grammar, Second Language Syntax takes the reader through the main research findings in second language grammatical development. For each area, empirical findings are linked to proposals made by linguists working within the Principles and Parameters framework, with the aim of developing a theory of second language syntax.

About the Author

Roger Hawkins is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. He is the author of Approaches to Second Language Acquisition and French Grammar and Usage (both written in collaboration with Richard Towell).