Chomsky's universal grammar and second language learning  

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Cook, Vivian J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Applied Linguistics (Full Text) vol. 6 no. 1 (1985), page 2-18.
Topik: LANGUAGE LEARNING
Fulltext: Vol 6, 1, p 2-10.pdf (1.19MB)

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Having gone underground for a few years, once again Chomsky's ideas of language learning are being discussed.1 A recent book, The Language Lottery (Lightfoot 1982), readably outlines the theory; several collections report research into its implications (Tavakolian 1981; Goodluck and Solan 1978) and its theoretical aspects (Hornstein and Lightfoot 1981b; Baker and McCarthy 1981); most importantly a string of books by Chomsky himself has shown the development in his views of language acquisition (Chomsky 1976; Chomsky 1980; Chomsky 1981a). This paper tries to take stock of recent Chomskyan thinking in terms of second language (L2) learning. The first section outlines the theory itself, mostly drawing on Chomsky's own work; though parts may be familiar from earlier versions, such an overview is necessary in order to ensure coherence. The second section considers the implications for L2 learning, particularly important because they appear to contradict some of the cherished assumptions in the field; it should, however, be noted that Chomsky himself has not extended the theory to L2 learning, apart from occasional scattered allusions. While the first part attempts to present a consensus view of the LI theory, the second is much more an individual interpretation of the theory for L2 learning.

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