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The Influence of Linguistic Theories on Language Acquisition Research: Description and Explanation.

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Lightbown, Patsy M.; White, Lydia – Language Learning, 1987

Examines the changes in how researchers perceive the relationship between theories of language and theories of language acquisition. It is determined that a theory of grammar is a necessary component in native language acquisition and may also be required for second-language acquisition. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Universals

Psycholinguistic Approaches to SLA.

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Segalowitz, Norman; Lightbown, Patsy M. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1999

Discusses issues related to psycholinguistics since second-language acquisition (SLA) research has emerged as a scientific discipline. These issues include the debate about the place of an innate universal grammar in language acquisition, basic cognitive mechanisms underlying SLA, and pedagogical implications of recent developments in the…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Grammar, Language Fluency