Unequal election of morphemes in adult second language acquisition

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Wei
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Adult Second Language Acquisition

Appreciating the poverty of the stimulus in second language acquisition

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 742-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rex A. Sprouse
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Cognitive Structures ◽  
Compelling Evidence ◽  
Central Thesis ◽  
Primary Form ◽  
Adult Second Language Acquisition

AbstractThe most compelling evidence for Epstein et al.'s central thesis that adult second language acquisition is constrained by the innate cognitive structures that constrain native language acquisition would be evidence of poverty of the stimulus. Although there are studies that point to such evidence, Epstein et al.'s primary form of argumentation, targetlike performance by second-language acquiring adults, is much less convincing.

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