Language universals, language typology and L2 acquisition: A cross-sectional study of adult English speakers learning Chinese

This study is an attempt to integrate the theories of language universals, language typology, and markedness with interlanguage (IL) phenomena, specifically those relating to the process of acquiring Chinese as a second language. The central question addressed is whether or not a composite theory of universals and typological parameters can account for IL process in terms of developmental patterns, learning difficulty, and possibility of transfer.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Jin, Hong Gang

Contributors dc:contributor

• Saville-Troike, Muriel

• Language, Linguistics
• Education, Educational Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Jin, Hong Gang

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9010900
(UMI)AAI9010900

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23350