White, Lydia - Linguistics - McGill University
Lydia White is internationally recognized as a pioneering scholar in the field of generative second language acquisition. Her work has resulted in a new research framework, guided by the hypothesis that second language acquisition can be explained in terms of a combination of the operation of universal linguistic principles and mother tongue influence.

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White, Lydia - Linguistics - McGill University Lydia White is internationally recognized as the leading scholar in the field of generative second language acquisition. Her pioneering work is acknowledged to have created a new framework for second language research, guided by the hypothesis that universal principles and parameters which underlie the acquisition of a native language apply also to the attainment of a non-native language by adult learners. In addition, her research has provided crucial theoretical and methodological tools for investigating how the native language may affect the learning of a second language. She has published more than 100 scholarly articles and is the author of two acclaimed textbooks that have influenced the training of researchers world-wide.