From Syntax to Discourse Pronominal Clitics, Null Subjects and Infinitives in Child Language

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamann, C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 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