On Knowledge of Binding Principles A and B by Adult Korean Learners of English

Abstract

In her study on the acquisition of Principle B with adult French- and Japanese-speaking learners of English, White (1998) showed that in adult SLA Principle B is not problematic, that Principles A and B emerge together, and suggested adults have Principle P. In their study of Sensitive Period Effects Lee and Schacter (1997) suggested that their adult Korean-speaking learners of English did not make the distinction between coindexation and coreference; Principle A emerges before B. This study partially replicates Lee and Schacter (1997) with three proficiency groups of adult Korean speakers and shows that knowledge of Principles A and B are shown to emerge together.