Bayer, J., & Marslen-Wilson, W.(1992). Configurationality in the Light of Language
Comprehension: The Order of Arguments in German. Unpublished manuscript, Konstanz …

The linguistic data to which children are exposed appear to be insufficient to determine, by
themselves, the linguistic knowledge which children eventually attain. The gap between …

This authoritative 2003 textbook provides an overview and analysis of current second
language acquisition research conducted within the generative linguistic framework. Lydia …

This article provides an overview of recent studies in second language acquisition that use
tasks that elicit learners' judgments about the grammaticality of language or learners' …

In this book, the potential relationship between linguistic universals and second language
acquisition will be explored. In particular, we shall be con cerned with a principles and …

Psychologically speaking, all linguistic behavior is the overt manifestation of some type of
underlying knowledge that is represented in the mind/brain of an individual. Exposure to …

Studies of second-language (L2) acquisition have often addressed the issue of parameter-
setting among L2 learners. Much work has been done on the setting of syntactic parameters …

Adopting the objectives of Chomsky's Principles and Parameters approach to Universal
Grammar, Second Language Syntax takes the reader through the main research findings in …

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 …

The application of first-language (Ll)-based research methods to secondlanguage
acquisition (SLA) has led researchers to question assumptions of the methodologies, with …