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Language acquisition without Universal Grammar: a general nativist proposal for L2 learning

Department of Linguistics, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

This article explores the prospects for a 'general nativist' theory of first and second language acquisition. A modular acquisition device that does not include Universal Grammar (UG) is outlined and its role in the emergence of an L1 is considered. The relevance of this proposal for a theory of SLA is then explored, leading to the suggestion that the properties and outcome typical of postadolescent L2 learning can be traced to the fact that adults have only partial access to the L1 acquisition device.

Second Language Research, Vol. 12, No. 4, 374-397 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/026765839601200403


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