Overview

This volume consists of papers presented at the Conference on Language Universals and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Southern California, February 1982. Published with the papers are the remarks of the originally assigned discussants. The collection represents an important cross-fertilization between research in grammatical theory and in second language acquisition. Topics dealt with in a number of the papers include word order, markedness, core grammar, accessability hierarchies and simplified registers. The range of universals discussed embraces phonology, syntax, semantics and discourse. Universals are also considered with reference to ontology, psychological reality and evaluation metrics.

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Author:   William E. Rutherford
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Edition:   2nd edition
Volume:   5
Weight:   0.645kg
ISBN:  

9789027228697

ISBN 10:   9027228698
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   01 January 1984
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. Introduction (by Rutherford, William E.); 3. Why linguists need laguage acquirers (by Comrie, Bernard); 4. Comments on the paper by Comrie (by Ard, Josh); 5. Second laguage acquisition and the ontology of laguage universals (by Gass, Susan M.); 6. Comments on the paper by Gass and Ard (by Kumpf, Lorraine E.); 7. Reply to Kumpf's Comments (by Gass, Susan M.); 8. Universals, typologies, and interlanguage (by Eckman, Fred); 9. Comments on the paper by Eckman (by Lord, Carol); 10. Universals of discourse structure and second language acquisition (by Givon, T.); 11. Comments on the paper by Givon (by Schumann, John H.); 12. The language bioprogram hypothesis and second language acquisition (by Bickerton, Derek); 13. Comments on the paper by Bickerton (by Ferguson, Charles A.); 14. A universal input condition (by Schachter, Jacquelyn); 15. Uniformity and source-language variation across developmental continua (by Zobl, Helmut); 16. Comments on the paper by Zobl (by Silva-Corvalan, Carmen); 17. In what ways are language universals psychologically real? (by Hakuta, Kenji); 18. Comments on the paper by Hakuta (by Hatch, Evelyn); 19. Reply to Hatch's comments (by Hakuta, Kenji); 20. Repertoire universals, markedness, and second language acquisition (by Ferguson, Charles A.); 21. Index to references; 22. Index to languages

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Already an outstanding collection, the value of the papers in Language Universals and Second Language Acquisition is further enhanced by the frequently insightful critiques following each paper. -- G. Thurgood in Language Learning.

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