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Study of Markedness Theory and Its Role in L1 Transfer in Terms of Acquisition of English Interrogations

Tan Jun

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This paper tries to explain L1 transfer on the basis of Markedness Theory through the investigation among China's English beginners in the construction of English interrogations.The results prove that the Markedness Theory,based on language universals and language markedness,is superior in the explanation of L1 transfer to Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis.

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Key concepts: Markedness, Linguistics, Problem of universals, Contrastive analysis, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy