Features or parameters
Which one makes second language acquisition easier, and more interesting to study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11655688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roumyana Slabakova (0000-0002-5839-460X, University of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 313-324 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Second language Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-6583 • E-ISSN: 1477-0326 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0267658308100291 |
| OpenAlex | W2158089379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 10 |
While agreeing with Lardiere that the `parameter-resetting' approach to understanding second language acquisition (SLA) needs rethinking, it is suggested that a more construction-based perspective runs the risk of losing deductive and explanatory power. An alternative is to investigate the constraints on feature assembly/re-assembly in second language (L2) grammars. A model of grammatical organization is adopted from Ramchand and Svenonius (2008) in which properties of the conceptual—intentional (C—I) module of mind are universal, and variation between languages is determined by the extent to which such properties are grammaticalized or determined by context. Predictions are then made about the degree of difficulty involved in determining the appropriate mapping from the C—I module to grammar or context when a learner's first language (L1) is similar to or different from the L2
Context (archaeology · Explanatory power · Grammar · Language acquisition · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Perspective (graphical · Rule-based machine translation · Second-language acquisition · Variation (astronomy · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Speech and dialogue systems · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence
Early exposure and input type in the production of Spanish accusative clitics by Chinese-Spanish bilinguals
Spiderwoman/ mujer araña
Acquisition of modal readings of the Imperfect tense in L2 Spanish
Toward a Universal Path to the Acquisition of Argument Mapping in L2
Syntactic restructuring in heritage grammars
L2 acquisition of definiteness in Japanese floating numeral quantifiers
Telicity judgments in L2 English by L1 Slovak speakers
The importance of features and exponents
Imperfect Spanish Meanings Acquisition by Advanced Russian Learners. Evidence from Acceptability Judgements Data
The scalpel model of third language acquisition
Feature variability in the bilingual-monolingual continuum
Feature reassembly as constraint satisfaction
The acquisition of English articles among L1 Dagbani L2 English learners
Cross-linguistic influence in the processing of aspect in L2 English
Interpreting definiteness in a second language without articles
From a simple to a complex aspectual system
Locatives and existentials in L2 Spanish
Restructuring vs. development
The Role of Prosody and Morphology in the Mapping of Information Structure onto Syntax
On Convergence, Ongoing Language Change, and Crosslinguistic Influence in Direct Object Expression in Catalan-Spanish Bilingualism
Typological Differences in Morphological Patterns, Gender Features, and Thematic Structure in the L2 Acquisition of Ashaninka Spanish
The state of the article
Gender and number agreement in nonnative Spanish
Article Semantics in L2 Acquisition
Beyond Explanatory Adequacy
Transfer effects in learning a second language grammatical gender system
Grammar and Pragmatics in the Acquisition of Article Systems
The Geometry of Interpretable Features
Person and Number in Pronouns
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |