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Universal grammar in child second language acquisition : null subjects and morphological uniformity

Title: Universal grammar in child second language acquisition : null subjects and morphological uniformity / Usha Lakshmanan.
Author: Lakshmanan, Usha.
Publication: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1994.

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Description

162 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

This book examines child second language acquisition within the Principles and Parameters theory of Universal Grammar (UG). Specifically, the book focuses on null-subjects in the developing grammars of children acquiring English as a second language. The book provides evidence from the longitudinal speech data of four child second language (L2) learners in order to test the predictions of a recent theory of null-subjects, namely, the Morphological Uniformity Principle (MUP). Lakshmanan argues that the child L2 acquisition data offer little or no evidence in support of the MUP's predictions reg.

Series Statement

Language acquisition & language disorders ; v. 10

Uniform Title

Language acquisition & language disorders ; v. 10.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Syntactic Theory and Child Second Language Acquisition --- 2. Theoretical Framework --- 3. Null Subjects in Developing Grammars --- 4. Morphological Uniformity and Null Subjects in Child L2 Grammars --- 5. Discussion and Conclusions; References; Index.

ISBN

9027224757
9789027224750
1556192479
9781556192470
9027224862
9789027224866

LCCN

94026067

OCLC

ocm30701671
30701671
SCSB-2037352

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Princeton University Library