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On Paradoxes, Rules, and Research in Second-Language Learning
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Lawler, John; Selinker, Larry – Language Learning, 1971
Earlier version of this paper was read at the Kansas Regional Linguistics Conference in Lawrence, Kansas, October 1968. (DS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Generative Grammar, Grammar, Individual Differences
Transformational-Generative Theories of Language and the Role of Conditioning in Language Learning
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Ney, James W. – Language Learning, 1971
Descriptors: Charts, Cognitive Processes, Grammar, Learning Theories
Contrast and Construction in a Parameter-Setting Model of L2 Acquisition.
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Flynn, Suzanne – Language Learning, 1987
The parameter-setting model of universal grammar provides a basis for integrating two theories of second language acquisition: contrastive analysis and creative construction. The elicited responses of adult native speakers of Spanish and adult native speakers of Japanese were examined. The head-initial/head-final parameter was the principle…
Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, English (Second Language)