Access to Universal Grammar (UG) by second language learners (L2)
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https://doi.org/10.22481/el.v5i2.1035Keywords:
Generative theory, Universal grammar, Language acquisition, Second language, Null subjectAbstract
Access to Universal Grammar (UG) by second language learners (L2) has been a topic of great relevance in the field of generative studies in the last thirty years (White, 1989; Eubank, 1991; Epstein et al, 1996). A different view can be found in Clashen & Muysken (1996) who defend the Null Access Hypothesis. In this study, we defend UG access by adults learning Brazilian Portuguese as a second language. But we don’t agree with Epstein et al, (1996) with the Full Access Hypotheses, on the contrary, we will show that second language learners can also have access to UG through their L1.
KEYWORDS: Generative theory. Universal grammar. Language acquisition. Second language. Null subject.
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