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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: 2002 ed. Volume: 29 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.758kg ISBN: 9781402004391ISBN 10: 1402004397 Pages: 372 Publication Date: 31 January 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. 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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