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Knowledge of reflexives in a second language /

This study addresses the debate about whether adult language learners have access to the principles and parameters of universal grammar in constructing the grammar of a second language. The data are based on two related experiments. The first examines the interpretation of English reflexive pronouns...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Margaret (Margaret Ann), 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1993.
Colección:Language acquisition & language disorders ; v. 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study addresses the debate about whether adult language learners have access to the principles and parameters of universal grammar in constructing the grammar of a second language. The data are based on two related experiments. The first examines the interpretation of English reflexive pronouns by native speakers of Japanese and of Spanish. The second experiment examines the interpretation of the Japanese reflexive zibun by native speakers of English and of Chinese. Three hypotheses are evaluated: (a) that UG is unavailable, and that processing strategies or other non-linguistic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 234 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-228) and index.
ISBN:9789027281760
9027281769
1283280221
9781283280228
9786613280220
6613280224
ISSN:0925-0123 ;