Overview

This book provides new insights into the acquisition of functional categories in child language. Operating within the Minimalist Framework (Chomsky 1995) it examines in particular the availability of Determiner Phrases in the grammar of young children acquiring Spanish as a first language. The analysis reveals an interaction in child grammar around the production of bare nominals, proto-determiners and full determiner phrases. Socarrás performs both qualitative and quantitative analyses to point to a link between the development stages children go through, and the occurrence of these elements in their speech. The work goes on to address the language acquisition debate between the continuity and discontinuity hypotheses, aligning the findings with a conclusion on how best to organise the theory.

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Author:   Gilda Socarras
Publisher:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.514kg
ISBN:  

9781441134080

ISBN 10:   1441134085
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   16 June 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface \ 1. Theoretical Foundations \ 2. Experimental Methodology \ 3. Gender Agreement \ 4. Number Agreement \ 5. Emergence of DP \ 6. Conclusions \ Bibliography \ Index

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Gilda M. Socarrás is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Auburn University, USA.

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