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'''Lydia White''' is a researcher and educator in the area of [[second language acquisition]] (SLA). She is [[James McGill]] Professor of [[Linguistics]] and currently |
'''Lydia White''' is a researcher and educator in the area of [[second language acquisition]] (SLA). She is [[James McGill]] Professor of [[Linguistics]] and currently Associate Provost at [[McGill University]].<ref>[http://www.mcgill.ca/ap-planningbudgets/mcgilldawson/ James McGill / William Dawson Programme]. McGill University. Retrieved on April 19, 2009</ref><ref>[http://webpages.mcgill.ca/staff/group2/lwhite/web/]. McGill University. Retrieved on January 10, 2015</ref> |
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Her 1989 survey of SLA research, ''Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition'', has become a standard textbook in many university level SLA courses.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} The book puts particular emphasis on research which explores the implications that the theory of linguistic universals (the [[Universal Grammar]] theory) has had upon second language acquisition approaches. |
Her 1989 survey of SLA research, ''Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition'', has become a standard textbook in many university level SLA courses.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} The book puts particular emphasis on research which explores the implications that the theory of linguistic universals (the [[Universal Grammar]] theory) has had upon second language acquisition approaches. |
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==Articles== |
==Articles== |
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Lydia White has edited special issues of several leading journals in the field, and authored many articles in ''Language Learning'', ''Studies in Second Language Acquisition'', ''[[Second Language Research]]'', and ''Language Acquisition''. |
Lydia White has edited special issues of several leading journals in the field, and authored many articles in ''Language Learning'', ''Studies in Second Language Acquisition'', ''[[Second Language Research]]'', and ''Language Acquisition''. Some notable examples include the following: |
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*Prévost, Philippe and Lydia White. 2000. "Missing surface inflection or impairment in second language acquisition? Evidence from tense and agreement." Second Language Research 16: 103-133. |
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*White, Lydia. 1991. "Adverb placement in second language acquisition: Some effects of positive and negative evidence in the classroom." Second Language Research 7: 133-161. |
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*White, Lydia. 1985. "The "pro-drop" parameter in adult second language learning." Language Learning 35: 47-62. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Lydia White is a researcher and educator in the area of second language acquisition (SLA). She is James McGill Professor of Linguistics and currently Associate Provost at McGill University.[1][2]
Her 1989 survey of SLA research, Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition, has become a standard textbook in many university level SLA courses.[citation needed] The book puts particular emphasis on research which explores the implications that the theory of linguistic universals (the Universal Grammar theory) has had upon second language acquisition approaches.
Notes
- ^ James McGill / William Dawson Programme. McGill University. Retrieved on April 19, 2009
- ^ [1]. McGill University. Retrieved on January 10, 2015
References
McGill University. James McGill / William Dawson Programme. McGill University, Associate Provost (Planning and Budgets). Retrieved on April 19, 2009
Books
- "Grammatical Theory and Language Acquisition", 1982, Dordrecht: Foris
- "Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition", 1989, Amsterdam: John Benjamins
- "Second language acquisition and Universal Grammar", 2003, New York: Cambridge University Press
Articles
Lydia White has edited special issues of several leading journals in the field, and authored many articles in Language Learning, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Research, and Language Acquisition. Some notable examples include the following:
- Prévost, Philippe and Lydia White. 2000. "Missing surface inflection or impairment in second language acquisition? Evidence from tense and agreement." Second Language Research 16: 103-133.
- White, Lydia. 1991. "Adverb placement in second language acquisition: Some effects of positive and negative evidence in the classroom." Second Language Research 7: 133-161.
- White, Lydia. 1985. "The "pro-drop" parameter in adult second language learning." Language Learning 35: 47-62.
External links
- Faculty profile at McGill
- The Reporter
- University of Illinois Page
- John Benjamins Page
- Biography at the University of Hawaii
- [2]
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