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Download full textSanchez D., Anibal – Lenguaje y Ciencias, 1971
The problem of interference caused by linguistic transfer in second language learning does not increase with the number of languages that the student has acquired. The ability to learn a second, third, or fourth language depends on what Chomsky calls "the language acquisition device," which is a capacity or a sensitivity formed by a combination of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure
Peer reviewedOller, John W., Jr. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Examines the loss in popularity of contrastive linguistics as a method for explaining second language learning systems, and calls for a turn to pragmatics in language teaching. (AM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language)
Peer reviewedFlynn, Suzanne – Language Learning, 1987
The parameter-setting model of universal grammar provides a basis for integrating two theories of second language acquisition: contrastive analysis and creative construction. The elicited responses of adult native speakers of Spanish and adult native speakers of Japanese were examined. The head-initial/head-final parameter was the principle…
Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, English (Second Language)
