Generative linguistics and acquisition [[electronic resource] ] : studies in honor of Nina M. Hyams / / Edited by Misha Becker, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ; John Grinstead The Ohio State University, Columbus ; Jason Rothman ; University of Florida, Gainesville |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
Disciplina | 410 |
Collana | Language acquisition and language disorders |
Soggetto topico |
Generative grammar
Language acquisition English language - Acquisition |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-39643-7
90-272-7226-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Generative Linguistics and Acquisition; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; References; Animacy, argument structure and unaccusatives in child English; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical background: The unaccusative-unergative distinction; 3. Previous studies: Arguments for and against A-movement in children's unaccusatives; 4. English unaccusatives: Diagnostics and predictions for child language; 5. Method; 6. Results; 6.1 Subject animacy; 6.2 Null subjects; 6.3 Resultatives; 6.4 Postverbal subjects; 7. Conclusions; References
Remarks on theoretical accounts of Japanese children's passive acquisition1. Introduction; 2. A-chains in Japanese passives; 2.1 An empty category in Japanese ni direct passive; 2.2 A-chain or anaphora with pro?; 2.3 The A-chain analysis of Japanese ni direct passives; 3. The ACDH account of children's passive acquisition; 3.1. English passive acquisition and the ACDH; 3.2 Japanese passive acquisition and the ACDH; 4. Comparing the long passive and the long passive-unaccusative amalgam; 4.1 Establishing a minimal pair; 4.2 Experimental data; 5. Comparing the long passive and the short passive 6. Discussion6.1 A θ-transmission Difficulty Hypothesis account; 6.2 On raising acquisition; References; Early or late acquisition of inflected infinitives in European Portuguese?; 1. Introduction; 2. Syntax and semantics of (canonical) inflected infinitives; 3. Acquisition of inflected infinitives in EP; 3.1 Methodology; 3.2 First spontaneous inflected infinitives in European Portuguese; 3.3 Discussion; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; The relationship between determiner omission and root infinitives in child English; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous work: Hoekstra, Hyams, and Becker 2.1 Theoretical proposal2.2 English data; 2.3 German data; 2.4 Dutch data; 3. New English counts; 3.1 Transcripts and counting procedures; 3.2 Results; 4. Implications; Acknowledgments; References; The semantics of the tense deficit in child Spanish SLI; 1. Introduction; 2. Tense and aspect; 2.1 Aspect before tense; 3. Tense and root infinitives in child Spanish; 3.1 Tense and root infinitives in Spanish-speaking children with SLI; 3.2 SLI as a tense deficit at the semantic level; 4. Research questions; 5. Methods; 5.1 Participants; 5.2 Procedures; 6. Results; 7. Conclusions; References The acquisition of reflexives and pronounsby Faroese children1. Introduction; 2. Basic binding facts of Faroese; 3. Experimental setup; 4. Results; 4.1 The developmental delay of pronouns; 4.2 How do Faroese adults judge sentences with seg?; 4.3 How do Faroese children acquire the binding properties of seg?; 5. Conclusion; References; Pronouns vs. definite descriptions; 1. Introduction; 2. Schlenker's Principle C; 3. The restrictors of pronouns; 3.1 Minimal pronouns; 3.2 Minimize Restrictor! + minimal pronouns = Principle C; 4. Evidence from Vehicle Change; 5. Consequences for acquisition References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452377603321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Generative linguistics and acquisition [[electronic resource] ] : studies in honor of Nina M. Hyams / / Edited by Misha Becker, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ; John Grinstead The Ohio State University, Columbus ; Jason Rothman ; University of Florida, Gainesville |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
Disciplina | 410 |
Collana | Language acquisition and language disorders |
Soggetto topico |
Generative grammar
Language acquisition English language - Acquisition |
ISBN |
1-299-39643-7
90-272-7226-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Generative Linguistics and Acquisition; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; References; Animacy, argument structure and unaccusatives in child English; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical background: The unaccusative-unergative distinction; 3. Previous studies: Arguments for and against A-movement in children's unaccusatives; 4. English unaccusatives: Diagnostics and predictions for child language; 5. Method; 6. Results; 6.1 Subject animacy; 6.2 Null subjects; 6.3 Resultatives; 6.4 Postverbal subjects; 7. Conclusions; References
Remarks on theoretical accounts of Japanese children's passive acquisition1. Introduction; 2. A-chains in Japanese passives; 2.1 An empty category in Japanese ni direct passive; 2.2 A-chain or anaphora with pro?; 2.3 The A-chain analysis of Japanese ni direct passives; 3. The ACDH account of children's passive acquisition; 3.1. English passive acquisition and the ACDH; 3.2 Japanese passive acquisition and the ACDH; 4. Comparing the long passive and the long passive-unaccusative amalgam; 4.1 Establishing a minimal pair; 4.2 Experimental data; 5. Comparing the long passive and the short passive 6. Discussion6.1 A θ-transmission Difficulty Hypothesis account; 6.2 On raising acquisition; References; Early or late acquisition of inflected infinitives in European Portuguese?; 1. Introduction; 2. Syntax and semantics of (canonical) inflected infinitives; 3. Acquisition of inflected infinitives in EP; 3.1 Methodology; 3.2 First spontaneous inflected infinitives in European Portuguese; 3.3 Discussion; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; The relationship between determiner omission and root infinitives in child English; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous work: Hoekstra, Hyams, and Becker 2.1 Theoretical proposal2.2 English data; 2.3 German data; 2.4 Dutch data; 3. New English counts; 3.1 Transcripts and counting procedures; 3.2 Results; 4. Implications; Acknowledgments; References; The semantics of the tense deficit in child Spanish SLI; 1. Introduction; 2. Tense and aspect; 2.1 Aspect before tense; 3. Tense and root infinitives in child Spanish; 3.1 Tense and root infinitives in Spanish-speaking children with SLI; 3.2 SLI as a tense deficit at the semantic level; 4. Research questions; 5. Methods; 5.1 Participants; 5.2 Procedures; 6. Results; 7. Conclusions; References The acquisition of reflexives and pronounsby Faroese children1. Introduction; 2. Basic binding facts of Faroese; 3. Experimental setup; 4. Results; 4.1 The developmental delay of pronouns; 4.2 How do Faroese adults judge sentences with seg?; 4.3 How do Faroese children acquire the binding properties of seg?; 5. Conclusion; References; Pronouns vs. definite descriptions; 1. Introduction; 2. Schlenker's Principle C; 3. The restrictors of pronouns; 3.1 Minimal pronouns; 3.2 Minimize Restrictor! + minimal pronouns = Principle C; 4. Evidence from Vehicle Change; 5. Consequences for acquisition References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779419903321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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