| The Acquisition of Finiteness Contributor(s): Blom, Elma (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110190834 ISBN-13: 9783110190830 Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: 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 finiteness, (iii) the role of the input, and (iv) the interference of cognitive development. Typological focus is on Germanic languages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Syntax - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 658.312 |
| LCCN: 2008021357 |
| Series: Studies in Generative Grammar |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (0.8 lbs) 170 pages |
