Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) - Hardcover

White, Lydia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521792053 ISBN 13: 9780521792059

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

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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Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

Lydia White is Professor of Linguistics at McGill University, Montréal and Chair of the Linguistics Department. She is internationally known as a leading expert on second language acquisition. She is the author of Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition (John Benjamins, 1989) and publishes regularly in major international journals on language acquisition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521792053
• ISBN 13: 9780521792059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334