从普遍语法与中介语看英语学习者的否定习得顺序

On the Acquisition Sequence of Negative Sentence from Perspective of Universal Grammar and Inter-language Theory

Chomsky的普遍语法认为,人大脑中生来就有一种能习得语言的特殊机制。中介语是介于学习者的母语和目标语之间的一个连续体。本文以普遍语法和中介语理论为出发点,探求否定习得过程中的中介语与普遍语法的作用。普遍语法决定了二语学习者在否定习得序列上具有相似性,而中介语理论揭示了否定序列方面的差异性。

Chomsky＇s universal grammar maintains that a special language acquisition mechanism exists in human mind when one is born. Inter-language is a continuing sector that appears between mother language and target language. The paper, from perspective of universal grammar and inter-language, explores the function of universal grammar and inter-language in acquisition sequence of Negative sentence. Universal grammar determines the similarity of sequence among language learners acquiring negative sentence while inter-language theory reveals distinctions in sequence of acquiring negative sentence.