The Second Time Around: Minimalism and L2 Acquisition

by Herschensohn, Julia

• ISBN13: 9781556197864
• ISBN10: 1556197861
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Theoretical Foundations of Second Language Acquisition	1	(26)
Introduction	1	(3)
Central theses	4	(5)
Modularity	9	(10)
Generative theory in acquisition research	19	(6)
Conclusion	25	(2)
Critical Age and L1/L2 Differences	27	(28)
Introduction	27	(1)
A sensitive period for language acquisition	28	(9)
Evidence from second language acquisition	37	(4)
Reconsidering the sensitive age	41	(5)
The Fundamental Difference Hypothesis	46	(6)
Conclusion	52	(3)
Generative Theory From Aspects to Minimalism	55	(28)
Introduction	55	(1)
Grammar and its universals	56	(10)
The Minimalist Program	66	(9)
Access to Universal Grammar	75	(7)
Conclusion	82	(1)
The Stages of First and Second Language Acquisition	83	(32)
Introduction	83	(1)
First language acquisition	84	(14)
Parameter setting L1A and L2A	98	(7)
Second language acquisition	105	(8)
Conclusion	113	(2)
Parameter Shifting in L2 Acquisition	115	(32)
Introduction	115	(1)
Minimalism, UG, and L2A	116	(9)
The Verb Raising Parameter: French and English	125	(7)
The Null Subject parameter: Spanish and English	132	(7)
The V2 Parameter	139	(5)
Conclusion	144	(3)
Evidence for UG Access in L2A	147	(36)
Introduction	147	(2)
UG contrained interlanguage grammar	149	(6)
Poverty of the stimulus	155	(8)
Non-L1 phenomena: L2 clitics	163	(13)
Expert L2 grammars	176	(5)
Conclusion	181	(2)
The Role of Learning Strategies and UG	183	(32)
Introduction	183	(1)
Process of acquisition, L1/L2 revisited	184	(10)
Other influences on second language acquisition	194	(9)
Constructionism: A coalition of resources	203	(10)
Conclusion	213	(2)
Relearning Language	215	(10)
Introduction	215	(1)
Universal Grammar and second language acquisition	216	(2)
Constructionism	218	(4)
Conclusion	222	(3)
References	225	(50)
Subject Index	275	(6)
Name Index	281