First and second language acquisition [electronic resource] : parallels and differences / Jürgen M. Meisel.
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| Series: | Cambridge textbooks in linguistics.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The quest for the LAD; 2. First language development
- Universal Grammar as the centerpiece of the human language making capacity; 3. Obvious (observable) similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition
- developmental sequences; 4. The initial state and beyond; 5. Developing grammatical knowledge
- parameter setting and inductive learning; 6. Neural maturation and age
- opening and closing windows of opportunities; 7. A (tentative) theory of language acquisition
- L1, 2L1, and L2
