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The acquisition of nominal ellipsis by preschool children: an experiment on the role of syntactic merge

open access: yes, 2023
reservedIn this dissertation the data yielded by an experiment on noun-drop acquisition by children aged three-to-five is analysed. First, language as a communication system is introduced, then the focus passes onto syntax and the phenomenon of ellipsis.
MIO, ALESSIA
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Impressions that matter: How Italian SOEs construct a digital image through persuasive language strategies

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rooted in the theoretical perspective of impression management, and drawing on the critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach, this study analyzes whether and how the Italian state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) in the energy sector over the period 2020–2023 use persuasive language strategies in their annual reports to portray the image of a ...
Fiorenza Meucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adjective Syntax and (the absence of) noun raising in the DP

open access: yes, 2008
The paper is structured as follows. Section 2.1 introduces the basic classes of adjectives that constitute the factual core of the paper. Section 2.2 summarizes in greater detail the X° and the XP movement approaches to word order variation within the DP.
Alexiadou, Artemis
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Kaji Experimental AC Residensial Inverter Untuk Menjadi Solusi AC Hemat Energi

open access: yes
Penggunaan Unit AC sudah puluhan tahun digunakan dan semakin banyak dimanfaatkan di Indonesia untuk mensiasati kondisi udara yang panas dengan kelembaban relatif tinggi untuk mendapatkan kenyamanan udara.
Rahmat, Rahmat   +4 more
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Grammar Searches for Wh‐Questions in Beginning‐Level Child Second Language Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is important for learners to be able to ask wh‐questions in interaction. However, making wh‐questions can be difficult for beginning‐level EFL leaners, particularly for those learners whose L1 and L2 differ in the way wh‐questions are formed.
Haerim Hwang
wiley   +1 more source

Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Morphosyntax of Case and Adpositions

open access: yes, 2008
This dissertation addresses the question of the mapping from syntactic structures to morphological cases. Case is a set of variations in the form of the noun or its associated categories (determiners, pronouns, or adjectives) which is sensitive to ...
Asbury, A.R.   +4 more
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Syntax of Vietnamese Aspect [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The aim of this thesis is two-fold: to develop an articulated Vietnamese clause structure in two syntactic domains: VP-external and VP-internal in the spirit of generative grammar, and to see how this functional architecture is supported empirically from
Trang Phan, Phan, Trang
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Pre‐Task Explicit Instruction, Input Modality, and Working Memory in L2 Oral Self‐Repair

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the central role of tasks in language education and ensuing research documenting how task‐related variables might affect language performance and learning, it remains unclear whether pre‐task explicit instruction, input modality, and working memory (WM) influence how learners monitor and repair grammatical structures in real‐time ...
Reza Yadollahpour   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agreement, case assignment and nominal coordination

open access: yes, 2012
The topic of this dissertation is agreement and case assignment, with particular reference to conjoined noun phrases. The initial chapters look at the different possibilities available in such contexts, including agreement with the features of each ...
Hristov, Bozhil Petrov
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