A Problem for UG in L2 Acquisition.

Klein, Elaine C.

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Publication Date: 1993

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A Problem for UG in L2 Acquisition.

Klein, Elaine C.

Issues in Applied Linguistics, v4 n1 p33-56 Jun 1993

Discusses the relationship between universal grammar and second language (L2) acquisition. Explores the phenomenon by testing children of contrasting first languages to see whether null-prep is a general acquisition phenomenon among L2 learners of English, and whether child learners, in contrast to adults, produce null-prep because of first language transfer. (47 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Testing, Transfer of Training

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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