UID:
almafu_9959228747702883
Umfang:
1 online resource (172 p.)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-99953-9
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9786611999537
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3-11-021143-2
Serie:
Studies in generative grammar, 94
Inhalt:
The book provides a theoretical and empirical evaluation of a field that has been the focus of generative theories on language acquisition: the acquisition of finiteness and related properties such as root infinitives, verb movement and null subjects. It contains a critical empirical assessment of the various hypotheses, lists the implications for linguistic theory and provides alternative analyses. Issues covered are: (i) the semantics of children's root infinitives (tense, modality and aspect), (ii) the relation between lexical, morphological and syntactic development in the domain of finite
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Chapter 1. Introduction --
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Chapter 2. Background --
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Chapter 3. Theoretical framework --
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Chapter 4. Form and meaning --
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Chapter 5. Differences across languages --
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Chapter 6. Developmental patterns --
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Chapter 7. Discussion --
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Backmatter
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Issued also in print.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 3-11-019083-4
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Anglistik
DOI:
10.1515/9783110211436
