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Ahistory Revisited: Does SLA Have a History?

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Gass, Susan; Fleck, Catherine; Leder, Nevin; Svetics, Ildiko – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1998

Replies to an article titled "Programmatic Ahistoricity in Second Language Acquisition Theory." Reviews pertinent literature, concluding that historical awareness is evident in second language acquisition, although not as far reaching as the earlier article suggests. Argues that the attitude of most scholars in SLA toward the past is reasonable…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intellectual Disciplines, Language Research, Linguistic Theory

L2 Data: Their Relevance for Language Universals.

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Gass, Susan; Ard, Josh – TESOL Quarterly, 1980

Examines the relationship between language universals and language acquisition, comparing data from studies on first and second language acquisition and universals of relative clause formation. It is concluded that second language acquisition data provide a clearer window for the investigation and verification of language universals than first…

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Data Analysis, Language Acquisition, Language Research