11.1 Chapter 10: Second Language Acquisition: Important Terms and Concepts
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Critical Period Hypothesis
Null Subject Parameter
Markedness Differential Hypothesis
interlanguage
Similarity Differential Rate Hypothesis
communicative competence
competence vs. performance
Verb Raising Parameter
Missing Surface Inflection Hypothesis
focus on form
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The two alternatives in UG either requiring an overt subject in a sentence with tense or allowing the subject to be omitted.
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The idea that L2 learners who produce errors may actually have correct underlying representations but have difficulty mapping them to surface forms.
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In the L2 classroom, instruction about the target language and explicit correction.
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The changing grammatical system used by the L2 learner.
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Linguistic knowledge in the speaker’s mind versus actual language use in a particular situation.
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The idea that L2 learners can acquire structures that are different from their L1 faster than structures that are quite similar to their L1 structures.
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Either requiring or not requiring a verb to raise to T.
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The idea that there is a limited time period in childhood when it is possible to acquire native-like proficiency in a second language.
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The speaker’s underlying knowledge of not only the linguistic but also the social rules and principles for successful language use.
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The idea that structures that are less common in world languages will be harder to acquire in the L2 than those that are more common.
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