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.
List of Figures. List of Tables.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. A Framework for Studying Second Language Syntax.
2. The Second Language Acquisition of Grammatical Morphology.
3. The Second Language Acquisition of Negation and Verb Movement.
4. The Second Language Acquisition of Word Order.
5. The Second Language Acquisition of Subjects, Objects and Other Participants in Clauses.
6. The Second Language Acquisition of Nominal Phrases.
7. Constraints on Syntactic Representations and Second Language Acquisition.
8. The Construction of a Theory of Second Language Syntax: Some Issues and Controversies.
References.
Index.
