Markedness in Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition.

Jiang, Zhao-zi; Shao, Chang-zhong

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ERIC Number: ED497374

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Publication Date: 2006-Aug-5

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Markedness in Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition

Jiang, Zhao-zi; Shao, Chang-zhong

Online Submission, US-China Education Review v3 n8 p77-79 Aug 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 figures.)

Descriptors: Second Languages, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Language Classification, Eskimo Aleut Languages, High School Students, College Students, Generative Grammar, Native Language Instruction, French

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education

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Language: English

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