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The acquisition of word order : micro-cues, information structure, and economy /

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 distinc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Westergaard, Marit R. (Marit Richardsen)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009.
Colección:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 145.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.