普遍语法在第二语言习得中的作用

The Role of Universal Grammar in the Second Language Acquisition

普遍语法对第二语言习得是否有作用?如果有作用,与其在第一语言习得中的作用有何区别?文章陈述了对此问题的两类不同看法,分析了第一语言和第二语言知识的来源以及各自与普遍语法之间的关系,提出普遍语法在第一语言习得中起直接作用;在第二语言习得中,普遍语法则通过第一语言起到间接作用。

What is the role of the universal grammar in the second language acquisition Are the first language acquisition and the second language acquisition identical with respect to the operation of the universal grammar These questions are the chief concerns in this paper. Following a general introduction of the debate about the role of universal grammar in the second language acquisition, the paper compares and contrasts some areas in the foreign language acquisition, including the source of language knowledge, the process of language acquisition and the degree of success attained by learners.It is put forward that universal grammar impinges on the second language acquisition via the foreign language acquisition.