Island Effects in Second Language Acquisition

摘要: A major underlying assumption of generative grammar is that the first language learner comes to acquisition task equipped with innate, specifically linguistic, knowledge, or Universal Grammar (UG). Much work has been done in trying characterize precisely what properties fall within UG, and therefore do not have be learned. Recent assumes many principles UG are parameterized; is, they vary somewhat from their effects. The an innate component mind motivated by arguments concerning “poverty stimulus,” fact linguistic competence adult too complex projected child input data alone, interacting nonlinguistic cognitive principles, given certain short-comings (Baker McCarthy, 1981; Hornstein Lightfoot, 1981). This projection problem can overcome if assumed predisposed deal quite restricted ways, providing limitations on possible grammars.