Lydia White, Professor (James McGill Professor)
Specializations: Second Language Acquisition
PhD McGill University

Contact information

Email: Lydia White
Office: 1085 Dr. Penfield, #314
Office Hours: Thursdays 1:15 - 2:45 (Winter 2010 Term)
Phone: 514-398-4143

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Major publications

• White, Lydia. 2003. Second language acquisition and Universal Grammar. Cambridge University Press.
• Prévost, Philippe and Lydia White. 2000. Missing surface inflection or impairment in second language acquisition? Evidence from tense and agreement. Second Language Research 16: 103-133.
• White, Lydia. 1991. Adverb placement in second language acquisition: Some effects of positive and negative evidence in the classroom. Second Language Research 7: 133-161.
• White, Lydia. 1989. Universal grammar and second language acquisition. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
• White, Lydia. 1985. The "pro-drop" parameter in adult second language learning. Language Learning 35: 47-62.