
ERIC Number: EJ359495
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Publication Date: 1987
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Contrast and Construction in a Parameter-Setting Model of L2 Acquisition.
Flynn, Suzanne
Language Learning, v37 n1 p19-62 Mar 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 explored. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Generative Grammar, Interference (Language), Japanese, Language Patterns, Language Typology, Language Universals, Second Language Learning, Spanish Speaking, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Surface Structure, Syntax, Uncommonly Taught Languages
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Language: English
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