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Universal grammar and second language acquisition

by Lydia White

Comparative and general GrammarLanguage acquisitionSecond language acquisitionGrammar, comparative and general, syntaxComparative linguistics

This authoritative textbook provides an overview and analysis of current second language acquisition research conducted within the generative linguistic framework. Lydia White argues that second language acquisition is constrained by principles and parameters of universal grammar.

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