Universal Grammar and Parameter Resetting in Second Language Acquisition - Couverture souple

Kaltenbacher, Martin

 
9783631374306: Universal Grammar and Parameter Resetting in Second Language Acquisition
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ISBN 10 : 3631374305 ISBN 13 : 9783631374306
Editeur : Peter Lang AG, 2001

Synopsis

Diese Arbeit wurde mit dem Förderpreis der Landeshauptstadt Salzburg zur Förderung von Kunst, Wissenschaft und Literatur ausgezeichnet. The book addresses the issue of Universal Grammar (UG) and parameter resetting in Second Language (L2) acquisition. The central questions are : what is the initial state of a learner's L2-grammar and does UG play a role in L2-acquisition ? Several hypotheses are evaluated and set in relation to four parameters that are suggested to play a central role in UG and language acquisition. Particular focus is put on parametric differences between English and German. For this purpose Austrian learners have been tested on null subjects and adverbial and verb placement. It is shown that the learners transfer the L1-parameter settings into their early English interlanguage grammars. They are then involved in a disrupted process of parameter resetting, which is not guided by UG but proceeds via cognitive processes and learning strategies.

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À propos de l'auteur

The Author : Martin Kaltenbacher was born in Linz/Austria in 1966. After studying English and American Studies and Classics in Salzburg und Oxford he completed his Ph.D. in July 2000 at the University of Salzburg. Since November 1995 he has been working as a researcher and lecturer in linguistics at the Department of English and American Studies in Salzburg. His main research interests lie on syntax, language acquisition, translation studies and corpus linguistics. He is currently working on a reader on syntactic theory for students and teachers of English as a Foreign Language.

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Éditeur
Peter Lang AG
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3631374305
ISBN 13 
9783631374306
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
250
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9780820453538: Universal Grammar and Parameter Resetting in Second Language Acquisition

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0820453536 ISBN 13 :  9780820453538
Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing, 2001
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