Second Languange Acquisition and Universal Grammar

Judul       : Second Languange Acquisition
                  and Universal Grammar
Penulis    : Lydia White
Format    : pdf
Bahasa    : English
Sinopsis  :

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. Following Chomsky (1959, 1965, 1975, 1980, 1981a, b, 1986b, 1999), a particular perspective on linguistic universals will be adopted and certain assumptions about the nature of linguistic competence will be taken for granted.In particular, it will be presupposed that the linguistic competence of native speakers of a language can be accounted for in terms of an abstract and unconscious linguistic system, in other words, a grammar, which underlies use of language, including comprehension andproduction.Native speaker grammars are constrained by built-in universal linguistic principles, known as Universal Grammar (UG).

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