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This document discusses the Universal Hypothesis in second language acquisition. It proposes that SLA is governed by properties of the target language and the native language, rather than general cognitive abilities. The key concept is that of linguistic universals. There are two types of universals - typological universals identified by comparing many languages, and Universal Grammar, which are innate principles that constrain all human languages. Universal Grammar sets parameters that the child uses input
- Author
- Marta Nores
- Language
- EN