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Universal Grammar and the Initial State of Second Language Learning
Evidence of Chinese Multidialectal Children’s Acquisition of English at the Syntax-Semantics Interface
Overview
Under the Universal Grammar (UG) framework, this book discusses the latest research on the role of L1 bidialectism in L2 acquisition, with a particular focus on early Chinese(L1)-English(L2) learners.
Research Focus
Responding to the long-standing concern of whether L2 learners have access to UG in the target language, it provides evidence of the positive role of L1 multidialectism in L2 learning and confirms the role of UG in L2 acquisition.
Intended Audience
This book is essential reading for postgraduates and researchers in language education, linguistics, applied linguistics, speech-language pathology and psychology.
Additional Interest
The clarification of Chinese as L1 is also of interest to language educators in multilingual contexts.
