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Universal Grammar and the Initial State of Second Language Learning: Evidence of Chinese Multidialectal Children's Acquisition of English at the Synta

Universal Grammar and the Initial State of Second Language Learning: Evidence of Chinese Multidialectal Children's Acquisition of English at the Synta

Han, Weifeng

Paperback

Series: Springerbriefs in Education

LinguisticsChild PsychologyTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 9811524513
ISBN13: 9789811524516
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jan 7 2020
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Contents1 Introduction References 2 Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition 2.1 UG and L2 learning 2.2 The L2 initial state References 3 Cross-Linguistic Transfer and Second Language Learnability 3.1 Positive and negative cross-linguistic transfer 3.2 Cross-linguistic transfer and L2 syntactic development delays References 4 Syntax-Semantics Interface and the Form-Meaning Mismatch Between L1 and L2 4.1 Syntax-semantics interface 4.2 The form-meaning mismatch between L1 and L2 4.3 Sentence grammaticality and acceptability 4.4 Semantic role 4.5 A theoretical dilemma References 5 Chinese as the L1 in L2 Learning 5.1 Chinese and Chinese dialects 5.1.1 Phonology 5.1.2 Vocabulary 5.1.3 Writing 5.1.4 Syntax 5.2 Terminological issues of Chinese as the L1 References 6 Chinese Multidialectal Child Learners' Acquisition of English at the Syntax-Semantics Interface 6.1 The L2 syntax-semantics interface awareness study 6.1.1 Purpose 6.1.2 Participants 6.1.3 The sentence-picture matching task 6.1.4 Results 6.2 Discussion 6.2.1 Preliminary considerations 6.2.2 UG access and the L2 initial state in cL2A 6.2.3 Cross-linguistic transfer at the syntax-semantics interface 6.2.4 Abstract representation in L2 6.2.5 Language distance and L2 learning 6.2.6 Multi-competence and input in L2 learning 6.2.7 The demographic factors in L2 learning References 7 Conclusion References

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