This volume presents studies which approach the relatively new field of third language (L3) acquisition from the generative linguistic perspective. It aims to b

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This book provides a snapshot of the field of language acquisition at the beginning of the 21st Century. It represents the multiplicity of approaches that chara

This introductory guide to language acquisition research is presented within the framework of Universal Grammar, a theory of the human faculty for language. The

This book examines child second language acquisition within the Principles and Parameters theory of Universal Grammar (UG). Specifically, the book focuses on nu