Linguistic Theory in Second Language Acquisition

by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Book Overview

Suzanne Flynn and Wayne O'Neil Massachusetts Institute of Technology I. INTRODUCTION The theory of Universal Grammar (UG) as explicated e. g. in Chomsky, 1986, has led to explosive developments in the study of natural language as well as to significant advances in the study of first language (L I) acquisition. Most recently. the theory of UG has led to important theore- tical and empirical advances in the field of adult second language (L2) acquisition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556080840
• ISBN13: 9781556080845
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"