Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar /

White, Lydia

Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar / Lydia White. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 316 p.

Glossary, p. 273. - Notes, p. 283. - References, p. 288. - Index, p. 312.

1. Universal Grammar and language acquisition. - 2. Principles of Universal Grammar in L2 acquisition. - 3. The initial state. - 4. Grammars beyond the initial state: parameters and fuctional categories. - 5. The transition problem, triggering and input. - 6. Morphological variability and the morphology / syntax interface. - 7. Argument structure. - 8. Ultimate attainment: the nature of the steady state.

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