Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The quest for the LAD
- 2 First language development: Universal Grammar as the centrepiece of the human language making capacity
- 3 Obvious (observable) similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition: Developmental sequences
- 4 The initial state and beyond
- 5 Developing grammatical knowledge: Parameter setting and inductive learning
- 6 Neural maturation and age: Opening and closing windows of opportunities
- 7 A (tentative) theory of language acquisition – L1, 2L1 and L2
- Glossary
- Notes
- References
- Index
List of abbreviations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The quest for the LAD
- 2 First language development: Universal Grammar as the centrepiece of the human language making capacity
- 3 Obvious (observable) similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition: Developmental sequences
- 4 The initial state and beyond
- 5 Developing grammatical knowledge: Parameter setting and inductive learning
- 6 Neural maturation and age: Opening and closing windows of opportunities
- 7 A (tentative) theory of language acquisition – L1, 2L1 and L2
- Glossary
- Notes
- References
- Index
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- First and Second Language AcquisitionParallels and Differences, pp. xvii - xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011