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This paper proposes a new theory of why null-subjects of finite verbs are produced by young children developing a non-null-subject language. We first show that one of the extant theories, Topic-Drop, isn't supported. Modifying ideas proposed in Rizzi (2006), we assume that finite null-subjects...

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1. Verfasser: Becker, Misha, 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Grinstead, John (HerausgeberIn), Rothman, Jason (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Language acquisition & language disorders.
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Zusammenfassung:This paper proposes a new theory of why null-subjects of finite verbs are produced by young children developing a non-null-subject language. We first show that one of the extant theories, Topic-Drop, isn't supported. Modifying ideas proposed in Rizzi (2006), we assume that finite null-subjects arise in the specifier of a root TP, and may be null as the result of phasal computation. But we reject the idea that the selection of a root is an arbitrary, parametric process. Using new work in syntactic theory that relates information structure (namely undistinguished subjects) to root Tense Phrases.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vi, 359 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027272263
9027272263

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