Buch, Englisch, Band 145, 245 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 625 g
Micro-cues, information structure, and economy
Buch, Englisch, Band 145, 245 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 625 g
Reihe: Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today
ISBN: 978-90-272-5528-0
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Within a new model of language acquisition, this book discusses verb second (V2) word order in situations where there is variation in the input. While traditional generative accounts consider V2 to be a parameter, this study shows that, in many languages, this word order is dependent on fine distinctions in syntax and information structure. Thus, within a split-CP model of clause structure, a number of micro-cues are formulated, taking into account the specific context for V2 vs. non-V2 (clause type, subcategory of the elements involved, etc.). The micro-cues are produced in children’s I-language grammars on exposure to the relevant input. Focusing on a dialect of Norwegian, the book shows that children generally produce target-consistent V2 and non-V2 from early on, indicating that they are sensitive to the micro-cues. This includes contexts where word order is dependent on information structure. The children’s occasional non-target-consistent behavior is accounted for by economy principles.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements
Preliminaries
Word order variation and the structure of the target language
The of V2 and a of-cues
The input
The acquisition of word order in non-subject-initial declaratives
The acquisition of word order in subject-initial declaratives
The acquisition of word order in wh-questions
The acquisition of word order in yes/no-questions
The acquisition of word order in non-V2 contexts
Micro-cues, information structure, and economy
References
Appendix
Index
