Helen (University of York, United Kingdom) Goodluck & Juana Liceras 
The Role of Formal Features in Second Language Acquisition [PDF ebook] 

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.