In:Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition
Lydia White
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders 1] 1989
► pp. v–ix
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Published online: 1 January 1989
https://doi.org/10.1075/lald.1.toc
https://doi.org/10.1075/lald.1.toc
Table of contents
Chapter 1: outlines arguments for UG in L1 acquisition and presents a brief overview of GB theory.
Chapter 2: advocates the extension of these arguments to L2 acquisition.
Chapter 3: reviews research on the principles of UG in L2 acquisition.
Chapter 4: reviews the role of parameters of UG in L2 acquisition.
Chapter 5: considers the effects of markedness (as defined within the UG perspective).
Chapter 6: examines the relevance of learnability theories for L2 acquisition.
Chapter 7: discusses the implications of cognitive modularity.
