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1 online resource (213 pages) |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction -- ch. Two Language Acquisition and Reflexive Binding -- 2.1. Language Acquisition -- 2.2. Properties of Reflexives in English, Arabic and Chinese -- 2.3. Conclusion -- ch. Three Language Acquisition and the Age Factor -- 3.1. The Critical Period Hypothesis -- 3.2. The Fundamental Difference Hypothesis -- 3.3. The Domain-by-Age Model -- 3.4. Conclusion -- ch. Four Access to UG in L2 Acquisition of Reflexives -- 4.1. Generative Views on Access to UG in L2 Acquisition -- 4.2. Access to UG in the L2 Acquisition of Reflexives -- 4.3. Research Questions and Hypotheses -- ch. Five Methodology -- 5.1. Participants -- 5.2. Materials -- 5.3. Procedure -- 5.4. Scoring and Data Analysis -- 5.5. Conclusion -- ch. Six Results -- 6.1. Proficiency Test Result -- 6.2. Simon-Says Game Results (see Appendix G) -- 6.3. Age, Years of English Instruction and LOR -- 6.4. Conclusion -- ch. Seven Discussion and Conclusion -- 7.1. UG Constraints in the L2 Acquisition of English Reflexives -- 7.2. Access to UG in the L2 Acquisition of English Reflexives -- 7.3. Syntactic Difference between Reflexives and Pronouns -- 7.4. Differences and Similarities between Child and Adult L2 Learners -- 7.5. Limitations and recommendations for further Research -- 7.6. Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book casts new light on the debate of adult L2 learners' access to Universal Grammar (UG) by comparing the performance of adult L2 learners with that of child L2 learners. The study in this book compares Arabic- and Chinese-speaking child and adult L2 learners' acquisition of English reflexives, particularly concentrating on the differences between child and adult L2 learners in terms of their a) acquisition of the local binding of English reflexives, b) obedience of UG constraints on re .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- Reflexives.
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Grammar, Comparative and general.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- French.
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English language -- Reflexives
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Grammar, Comparative and general
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443850094 |
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1443850098 |
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1299765157 |
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9781299765153 |
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