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Autore |
Blom Elma <1972-> |
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The acquisition of finiteness [[electronic resource] /] / by Elma Blom |
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-99953-9 |
9786611999537 |
3-11-021143-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (172 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in generative grammar, , 0167-4331 ; ; 94 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cognition in children |
Germanic languages - Acquisition |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb |
Language acquisition |
Electronic books. |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-159) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Background -- Chapter 3. Theoretical framework -- Chapter 4. Form and meaning -- Chapter 5. Differences across languages -- Chapter 6. Developmental patterns -- Chapter 7. Discussion -- Backmatter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The book provides a theoretical and empirical evaluation of a field that has been the focus of generative theories on language acquisition: the acquisition of finiteness and related properties such as root infinitives, verb movement and null subjects. It contains a critical empirical assessment of the various hypotheses, lists the implications for linguistic theory and provides alternative analyses. Issues covered are: (i) the semantics of children's root infinitives (tense, modality and aspect), (ii) the relation between lexical, morphological and syntactic development in the domain of finite |
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