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Peer reviewedMeisel, Jurgen M. – Second Language Research, 1997
The Basic Variety (BV) is understood as instantiation of essential properties of human language capacity and is claimed to be a natural language in the sense that it is constrained by principles of Universal Grammar. This article raises a few points casting doubt on claim that the BV is an I-language, highlighting problem of determining the role…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Research
Peer reviewedComrie, Bernard – Second Language Research, 1997
Discusses points made in a previous paper, arguing that the presence of the basic word order Agent-Verb-Patient in the Basic Variety (BV) may reflect the salience of this word order in the target language as suggested by comparable data from creoles. Although the BV may serve the communicative functions of true languages, they may not fulfill…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creoles
Peer reviewedBierwisch, Manfred – Second Language Research, 1997
Discusses the feasibility of Basic Variety (BV) principles proposed by Klein and Perdue, arguing that some of them need clarification with learner varieties and that they are not part of Universal Grammar (UG) as they exclude phenomena (e.g., psych verbs) that cannot be excluded from the core of natural language. (15 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Vocabulary, Cognitive Processes, Individual Differences
