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A Review of Interlanguage Syntax: Language Transfer and Language Universals.
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Gass, Susan – Language Learning, 1984
Reviews literature on language transfer and language universals. Defines language universals as those linguistic elements which are common to all languages. Discusses language transfer and language universals as interacting phenomena. Concludes that language universals serve as an overall guiding principle in second language acquisition,…
Descriptors: Interference (Language), Interlanguage, Language Universals, Second Language Learning