Second language acquisition and universal grammar / Lydia White.

Author
White, Lydia, 1946- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description
xv, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Cambridge textbooks in linguistics [More in this series]
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-311) and index.
    Contents
    • Universal grammar and language acquisition
    • Principles of universal grammar in L2 acquisition
    • The initial state
    • Grammars beyond the initial state: parameters and functional categories
    • The transition problem, triggering and input
    • Morphological variability and the morphology/syntax interface
    • Argument structure
    • Ultimate attainment: the nature of steady state.
    ISBN
    • 0521792053 ((hardback))
    • 9780521792059 ((hardback))
    • 0521796474 ((pbk.))
    • 9780521796477 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2002031058
    OCLC
    50280153
    International Article Number
    • 9780521796477
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