Fossilized Second Language Grammars: The acquisition of grammatical gender

摘要: This monograph is a theoretical and empirical investigation into the mechanisms causes of successful unsuccessful adult second language acquisition.Couched within generative framework, study explores how learner’s first age at which they acquire their may contribute to L2 knowledge that can ultimately attain. The focuses on group very advanced speakers, through series tests aims discover what underpins near mastery grammatical gender other properties.The book an account persistent selective divergence based idea child learners are fundamentally similar, except in adults L1 plays role fairly rigid filter linguistic input. impossibility representing new target than by using building blocks previously established argued be main reason why but not totally native like representations formed become learners.