The major purpose of this paper is to explore conceptual syntheses that advance second
language (L2) word recognition research and, in so doing, uncover new agendas relating to …

To what extent, if any, does Universal Grammar (UG) constrain second language (L2)
acquisition? This is not only an empirical question, but one which is currently investigable. In …

Thus, in brief, my philosophy may be described as the attempt of a physicist to make such
conjecture as to the constitution of the universe as the methods of science may permit, with …

We argue that the model developed in Epstein et al.'s target article does not explain
differences between child first language (LI) acquisition and adult second language (L2) …

The contribution to L2-acquisition which comes from UG is conceptually distinct from that
which comes from L1 (or from L1 and L2 jointly), but it is difficult to tease the two apart. The …

Issues concerning UG access for L2 acquisition as formulated by Epstein et al. are
misleading as well as poorly discussed. UG accessibility can only be fully evaluated with …

Our results support the idea that adults have access to the principles and parameters of
Universal Grammar (UG), contrary to Epstein et al.'s misrepresentation of our work as …

El papel que desempeña la lengua materna (Ll) en el proceso de adquisición de una
lengua extranjera (L2) es un tema discutido con frecuencia. En las páginas que siguen la …

Much second language acquisition (SLA) research confuses the representational and the
developmental problems of language acquisition, assuming that attributes of a property …

Curiously, two central areas are unaddressed by Epstein et al.:(i) L1A–L2A differences;(ii)
L2 development. Here, findings relevant to (i) and (ii)–as well as their significance–are …