The Influence of Principles of Universal Grammar on Second Language Acquisition

普遍语法原则对二语习得的影响

• 批准号: 8617876
• 负责人: Daniel Finer
• 金额: $ 8.9万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Stony Brook
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-08-01 至 1990-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8617876&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Influence; Principles; Universal; Grammar; Second

Abstract Narrative This project is an investigation of the relevance of theories of universal grammar to the acquisition of phonology and syntax in a second language. Earlier studies have suggested that certain patterns of errors displayed by second language learners are not directly attributable to either the native or the target language grammars, but are nonetheless consistent with principles that have been independently proposed as defining possible human languages. The investigation will focus on two such types of error patterns: those involving anaphor binding, and those involving syllabic organization. The interest of this project lies not only in its potential to add to the fairly scanty data available on second language acquisition, but also in its relation to central issues in linguistic theory. Much recent work in linguistics has been concerned with developing a theory that can provide a unified account of the range of variation across natural languages and the patterns of acquisition of the child language learner. The formulation of this theory is still in the preliminary stages, and it is still an open question whether the principles of universal grammar play any role in the acquisition of a second language. This study bears crucially on both the nature of second language acquisition and the nature of universal principles of linguistic organization. The investigators are well qualified to undertake the proposed research. The Principal Investigator is a recent Ph.D. who has been active in research in syntactic and phonological theory. The Co-Principal Investigator has also been working productively in phonological and morphological theory, and, for the last few years, in the emerging field of scientific research on second language acquisition. Both have been very productive, and their complementary skills portend well for a successful outcome of the project.

抽象叙事 这个项目是一个调查的相关性， 普遍语法理论对语音习得的影响， 第二语言的语法。 早期的研究表明， 第二语言学习者出现的某些错误模式 不能直接归因于本机或目标 语言语法，但仍然符合原则 已经被独立地提出来定义可能的人类 语言 调查将集中在两种类型的 错误模式：那些涉及照应绑定，和那些 涉及音节组织。 这个项目的利益不仅在于它的潜力 在第二语言相当稀少的数据基础上， 收购，而且在其关系到中心问题， 语言学理论 最近语言学的许多工作 致力于发展一种理论， 解释自然语言之间的变化范围， 儿童语言学习者的习得模式。 的 这一理论的形成仍处于初步阶段， 这仍然是一个悬而未决的问题， 普遍语法在习得第二个 语言 这项研究对两种性质都至关重要， 第二语言习得与普遍性 语言组织的原则。 调查人员完全有资格承担 提议的研究。 主要研究者是一位新近获得的博士学位。 他在句法和音系方面的研究很活跃 理论 联合首席研究员也一直在努力 在音系学和形态学理论方面卓有成效， 过去几年，在新兴的科学研究领域， 关于第二语言习得。 两者都很有成效， 他们的互补技能预示着一个成功的 项目的成果。