Universal Grammar and the Initial State of Second Language Learning Evidence of Chinese Multidialectal Children’s Acquisition of English at the Syntax-Semantics Interface
Under the Universal Grammar (UG) framework, this book discusses the latest research on the role of L1 bidialectism in L2 acquisition, with a particular focus on early Chinese(L1)-English(L2) learners. Responding to the long-standing concern of whether L2 learners have access to UG in the target lang...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature Singapore
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Education
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition
- 3 Cross-Linguistic Transfer and Second Language Learnability
- 4 Syntax-Semantics Interface and the Form-Meaning Mismatch Between L1 and L2
- 5 Chinese as the L1 in L2 Learning
- 6 Chinese Multidialectal Child Learners’ Acquisition of English at the Syntax-Semantics Interface
- 7 Conclusion