Language is learned

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 19 (4):735-736 (1996)
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Epstein et al. attribute second language learning to the forces of transfer and language universals. They show that transfer is minimally involved in certain types of learning and therefore conclude that universals are involved. However, they forget to consider the important role of learning in second language acquisition.

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