Language acquisition without Universal Grammar
A general nativist proposal for L2 learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11655878 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William O’grady (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, corresponding author), William O'Grady (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 374-397 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/026765839601200403 |
| OpenAlex | W2147765643 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 22 |
This article explores the prospects for a 'general nativist' theory of first and second language acquisition. A modular acquisition device that does not include Universal Grammar (UG) is outlined and its role in the emergence of an L1 is considered. The relevance of this proposal for a theory of SLA is then explored, leading to the suggestion that the properties and outcome typical of postadolescent L2 learning can be traced to the fact that adults have only partial access to the L1 acquisition device
Emergent grammar · Grammar · Language acquisition · Linguistics · Political science · Relevance (law · Second-language acquisition · Theoretical linguistics · Universal Grammar · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Global Englishes for Language Teaching
Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar
Input and Interaction
Second language acquisition
Ease and Difficulty in L2 Phonology
The acquisition of object relative clauses in Spanish
English relative clauses and the production difficulty facing native speakers of Kiswahili
Crossing interfaces in theory and practice
Induction in a modular learner
Putting ‘input’ in its proper place
SLA for the 21st Century
The units of language acquisition
The Acquisition of Syntactic Knowledge
Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition
Parameters and Learnability in Binding Theory
What is the logical problem of foreign language learning?
Resetting Universal Grammar parameters
Principles of Grammar and Learning
Speech Rate and Listening Comprehension
Maturational Constraints on Language Development
Learnability and Cognition
Maturational Constraints on Language Learning
Competence Differences between Native and Near-Native Speakers
Second Language Acquisition of Reflexives Revisited
Universal Grammar and the Interpretation of Reflexives in a Second Language
Morphology
False Starts and Filler Syllables
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2025 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |