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Download or read book The Role of Formal Features in Second Language Acquisition written by Juana Liceras and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Chomsky's minimalist program as a framework, this volume explores the role of formal (or functional) features in current descriptions and accounts of language acquistion. In engaging, up-to-date articles, distinguished experts examine the role of features in current versions of generative grammar and in learnibility theory as it relates to native, non-native, and impaired acquisition.

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