The second time around : minimalism and L2 acquisition /
Linking recent advances in theoretical syntax and empirical research in language development, the book claims that second language acquisition is not totally distinct from first language acquisition, but rather is a replay, a relearning of language. It argues that Universal Grammar is a template gui...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
J. Benjamins Pub.,
c 2000.
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| Series: | Language acquisition & language disorders ;
v. 21. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Linking recent advances in theoretical syntax and empirical research in language development, the book claims that second language acquisition is not totally distinct from first language acquisition, but rather is a replay, a relearning of language. It argues that Universal Grammar is a template guiding acquisition of L1 while constraining acquisition of L2. Assuming that a syntactic distinction crucial for language and its acquisition is the division between lexical and functional categories, it argues that the key to L2 as well as L1 acquisition of syntax is the mastery of morphological feat. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 287 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-274) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1556197861 9781556197864 9789027299123 9027299129 1282163329 9781282163324 9789027224897 9027224897 |
| ISSN: | 0925-0123 ; |
