From Root Infinitive to Finite Sentence: The Acquisition of Verbal Inflections and Auxiliaries

Blom, Elma

ISBN 10: 3110190834 / ISBN 13: 9783110190830

Published by Walter De Gruyter Inc, 2008

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162 pages. 9.00x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Root Infinitive to Finite Sentence: The Acquisition of Verbal Inflections and Auxiliaries
• Publisher: Walter De Gruyter Inc
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110190834
• ISBN 13: 9783110190830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.67 kilograms

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Synopsis

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 childrens 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.

About the Author

Elma Blom, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.