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OverviewThis text investigates typical phenomena of early child language from a cross-linguistic perspective. The investigation centres on the acquisition of pronominal clitics in production and comprehension, and especially on the well-known phase of infinitive production and subject omission. Other areas such as early negation and question-formation are treated in the context of the above phenomena. The book provides a unique comparative database for these areas of language acquisition from the point of view of Romance and Germanic languages in presenting results on Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, and other languages. On the basis of these broad and detailed empirical results, the author proceeds to evaluate current models and hypotheses advanced for the above phenomena from a theoretical perspective. A formal investigation of the semantics and pragmatics of pronouns and tense leads to the conclusion that discourse anchorage, which is problematic for young children, is mediated by syntax and by functional material in particular so that the development of the syntax--discourse interface is largely driven by developments in syntax. Full Product DetailsAuthor: C. HamannPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 Volume: 29 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 1.220kg ISBN: 9781402004407ISBN 10: 1402004400 Pages: 372 Publication Date: 31 January 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Introdcution to Language Acquisition.- 2 The Acquisition of the Pronominal System in French The Production of Subject and Object Clitics.- 3 The Binding Principles and Acquisition Research.- 4 Romance Clitics and Binding.- 5 Two Experiments on Binding Effects With French Clitic Pronouns.- 6 Children’x Null Subjects and Infinitives.- 7 Theoretical Approaches to Infinitives and Null Subjects.- 8 Empirical Data and the Evaluation of the Approaches.- 9 Wh-Questions: Infinitives, Null Subjects and the Problem of Interpretation.- 10 Other Areas of Investigation: Negation and Late Argument Drop.- 11 Discourse Anchorage and the CP.- 12 Child Language: From Syntax to Discourse.- Notes.- References.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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