The effect of texts on constructing the learner’s linguistic systems: a generative-transformative approach

Abstract

Scientific research aims to uncover the structures of the studied phenomena, while the rest is to determine the laws that govern them in order to exploit them when dealing with these phenomena. The phenomenon under study for us is the acquisition of language. The latter falls within a comprehensive framework, which is the acquisition of knowledge in general. So how is knowledge acquired in general and linguistic knowledge in particular?