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UNINA9910972649703321 |
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Autore |
Westergaard Marit R (Marit Richardsen) |
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Titolo |
The acquisition of word order : micro-cues, information structure, and economy / / Marit Westergaard |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Philadelphia, PA ; ; Amsterdam, : John Benjamins Pub. Company, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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9786612312274 |
9781282312272 |
1282312278 |
9789027289346 |
9027289344 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 245 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Linguistik aktuell/linguistics today, , 0166-0829 ; ; v. 145 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Norwegian language - Word order |
Norwegian language - Acquisition |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Word order |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements -- Preliminaries -- Word order variation and the structure of the target language -- The syntax of V2 and a model of micro-cues -- The input -- The acquisition of word order in non-subject-initial declaratives -- The acquisition of word order in subject-initial declaratives -- The acquisition of word order in wh-questions -- The acquisition of word order in yes/no-questions -- The acquisition of word order in non-V2 contexts -- Micro-cues, information structure, and economy -- References -- Appendix -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Within a new model of language acquisition, this book discusses verb second (V2) word order in situations where there is variation in the input. While traditional generative accounts consider V2 to be a parameter, this study shows that, in many languages, this word order is dependent on fine distinctions in syntax and information structure. Thus, within a split-CP model of clause structure, a number of micro-cues are formulated, taking into account the specific context for V2 vs. non-V2 (clause type, subcategory of the elements involved, etc.). The micro-cues are produced in children's I-language grammars on |
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exposure to the relevant input. Focusing on a dialect of Norwegian, the book shows that children generally produce target-consistent V2 and non-V2 from early on, indicating that they are sensitive to the micro-cues. This includes contexts where word order is dependent on information structure. The children's occasional non-target-consistent behavior is accounted for by economy principles. |
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