The Subset Principle in Second Language Acquisition.

Ayoun, Dalila

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ERIC Number: EJ530838

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Subset Principle in Second Language Acquisition.

Ayoun, Dalila

Applied Psycholinguistics, v17 n2 p185-213 Jun 1996

Investigates the applicability of the Subset Principle in the second-language acquisition of the Oblique-Case Parameter by 45 learners of French. The results of a grammaticality judgment task and a correction task provide partial support for the Subset Principle. Further research is needed to conclude whether the Oblique-Case Parameter really is a parameter of Universal Grammar. (50 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Adult Students, Error Analysis (Language), French, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Native Speakers, Prepositions, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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