The acquisition of finiteness:
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Main Author: Blom, Elma 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin Mouton de Gruyter © 2008
Series:Studies in generative grammar 94
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-159) and index
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 162 pages)
ISBN:3110211432
9783110211436

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