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White, Lydia – TESL Canada Journal, 1985
Outlines what Universal Grammar (UG) attempts to explain in first language (L1) acquisition and considers what research UG suggests for the area of second language (L2) learning. Suggest that L2 learners are faced with similar problems as L1 learners and that UG might have a role to play in L2 as well. (SED)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Universals, Literature Reviews
Kinsella, Valerie, Ed. – 1982
The articles in this volume are an overview of work in a number of subjects and disciplines which contribute to the field of applied linguistics and language teaching. Specifically, they treat universal properties common to all languages, the historical developments and central issues in speech act theory, speech research on the various stages of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Media, English (Second Language)