03776nam 2200697Ia 450 991097264970332120200520144314.09786612312274978128231227212823122789789027289346902728934410.1075/la.145(CKB)1000000000799559(OCoLC)649900848(CaPaEBR)ebrary10335313(SSID)ssj0000287883(PQKBManifestationID)11192856(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000287883(PQKBWorkID)10371995(PQKB)11264152(MiAaPQ)EBC622207(Au-PeEL)EBL622207(CaPaEBR)ebr10335313(CaONFJC)MIL231227(OCoLC)492092539(DE-B1597)720902(DE-B1597)9789027289346(EXLCZ)99100000000079955920090318d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe acquisition of word order micro-cues, information structure, and economy /Marit Westergaard1st ed.Philadelphia, PA ;Amsterdam John Benjamins Pub. Companyc20091 online resource (xii, 245 pages) illustrationsLinguistik aktuell/linguistics today,0166-0829 ;v. 145Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9789027255280 9027255288 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 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.Norwegian languageWord orderNorwegian languageAcquisitionGrammar, Comparative and generalWord orderNorwegian languageWord order.Norwegian languageAcquisition.Grammar, Comparative and generalWord order.439.8/282421Westergaard Marit R(Marit Richardsen)1800261MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972649703321The acquisition of word order4344974UNINA