The Role of Formal Features in Second Language Acquisition

Dealing with formal features in Second Language Acquisition is defined within generative grammatical theory, such as the Principles and Parameters Theory and the Minimalist Program. This volume addresses the role of features in the versions of generative grammar.
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.