Adopting the objectives of Chomsky's Principles and Parameters approach to Universal Grammar, Second Language Syntax takes the reader through the main research findings in second language grammatical development. For each area, empirical findings are linked to proposals made by linguists working within the Principles and Parameters framework, with the aim of developing a theory of second language syntax.
About the Author
Roger Hawkins is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. He is the author of Approaches to Second Language Acquisition and French Grammar and Usage (both written in collaboration with Richard Towell).
Features
Offers step-by-step explanations of some of the major findings of research in second language acquisition.
Evaluates existing theories of second language syntactic knowledge and development.
Focuses on the role that the innate language faculty plays in second language acquisition.
Includes extensive exercises and suggestions for further reading.
