Title: Universal Grammar and second Language Acqusition
Description: This theoretical work explores the relationship between linguistic universals and second language acqusition. Although no knowledge of generative grammar is presupposed, the theoretical framework underlying the work is the principles and parameters approach to Universal Grammar (UG), as realized in Chomsky's Government Binding theory.
Subjects: lingusitics, Universal Grammar, Chomsky's Government and Binding theory, language acquisition, Grammar, comparative and general, syntax, Comparative linguistics, Second language acquisition
People: Noam Chomsky (1928-)