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Markedness in Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition
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Jiang, Zhao-zi; Shao, Chang-zhong – Online Submission, 2006
This paper focuses on the study of markedness theory in Universal Grammar (UG) and its implications in Second Language Acquisition (SLA), showing that the language learners should consciously compare and contrast the similarities and differences between his native language and target language, which will facilitate their learning. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Language Classification