Analyzing the Acquisition Stages of Negation in L2 German: Support for UG in Adult SLA.

Tomaselli, Alessandra; Schwartz, Bonnie D.

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ERIC Number: EJ413361

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Publication Date: 1990

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Analyzing the Acquisition Stages of Negation in L2 German: Support for UG in Adult SLA.

Tomaselli, Alessandra; Schwartz, Bonnie D.

Second Language Research, v6 n1 p1-38 Jun 1990

Argues that a Universal Grammar (UG)-based analysis for the three stages of NEG-placement is not only possible, but in fact provides independent support for UG-based analyses of the developmental sequence found in first-language Romance language and second-language German verb placement. (41 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: German, Language Research, Negative Forms (Language), Romance Languages, Second Language Learning, Syntax, Verbs

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Language: English

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