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Null Subjects Are Reflexives, Not Pronouns
2007It has been a prevalent assumption in the literature that phonetically null Subjects of finite clauses are pronouns. This paper examines in detail this empirical generalization and argues that null Subjects are reflexives rather than pronouns. The critical point at stake here, which has obscured appropriate classification, is that null Subjects are ...
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From a Romance null subject grammar to a non-null subject grammar
2019Abstract This study investigates the acquisition of pronominal subjects by advanced and near-native speakers of English whose L1s are European Portuguese (EP), a null subject language (NSL), and French, a non-NSL (NNSL). Two experimental tasks were
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Studia Linguistica, 2013
AbstractFew studies have investigated referential null subjects in present‐day non‐standard varieties of German. This paper explores the distribution of 4,000 null and overt referential subjects in finite clauses in a new corpus of spoken Swabian, a North Alemannic dialect spoken in Southwest Germany.
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AbstractFew studies have investigated referential null subjects in present‐day non‐standard varieties of German. This paper explores the distribution of 4,000 null and overt referential subjects in finite clauses in a new corpus of spoken Swabian, a North Alemannic dialect spoken in Southwest Germany.
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Comparing null subjects and null objects
Abstract This paper presents a corpus-based analysis of the antecedent preferences of anaphoric null objects in European Portuguese. It suggests that the sentential domain, the syntactic function, and the animacy of the antecedent determine the selection of the referent of null objects, similar to what has been ...openaire +1 more source
2002
Abstract The standard, albeit problematical, assumption that PRO and pro are distinct is retained as a working hypothesis. Safir (1996: 84ff.) discusses criteria to differentiate PRO and pro: (i) pro, but not PRO, can be a resumptive pronoun in relative clauses in null subject languages; (ii) pro, but not PRO, can be an expletive; (iii ...
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Abstract The standard, albeit problematical, assumption that PRO and pro are distinct is retained as a working hypothesis. Safir (1996: 84ff.) discusses criteria to differentiate PRO and pro: (i) pro, but not PRO, can be a resumptive pronoun in relative clauses in null subject languages; (ii) pro, but not PRO, can be an expletive; (iii ...
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1995
Abstract This chapter surveys the range of problems associated with the analysis of null subjects in the Slavic languages.1 In it are explored some of the ramifications of recent proposals within GB theory about the factors motivating case assignment to subject position.
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Abstract This chapter surveys the range of problems associated with the analysis of null subjects in the Slavic languages.1 In it are explored some of the ramifications of recent proposals within GB theory about the factors motivating case assignment to subject position.
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1986
One of the most noticeable characteristics of early language is the frequent absence of lexical subjects. Sentences like those in (1) have been attested in every study of the early periods in the acquisition of English (McNeil, 1966; Gruber, 1967; Menyuk, 1969; Bloom, 1970; Braine, 1976, among others).
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One of the most noticeable characteristics of early language is the frequent absence of lexical subjects. Sentences like those in (1) have been attested in every study of the early periods in the acquisition of English (McNeil, 1966; Gruber, 1967; Menyuk, 1969; Bloom, 1970; Braine, 1976, among others).
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1999
Before proceeding to a simulation of bilingual learning, it is important to present a pivotal feature of this inquiry. While I am examining Spanish-English and Chinese-English grammars acquire of the current theories of parameter-setting within the UG framework d by bilingual children, the key focus is on the Null Subject Parameter (NSP ...
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Before proceeding to a simulation of bilingual learning, it is important to present a pivotal feature of this inquiry. While I am examining Spanish-English and Chinese-English grammars acquire of the current theories of parameter-setting within the UG framework d by bilingual children, the key focus is on the Null Subject Parameter (NSP ...
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Null subject and null object in child Chinese.
2009This study is focused on the null subject and object phenomenon in Chinese child language. Its goal is to investigate null subject and object use in the Chinese spontaneous speech in the light of the debates in the previous literature. The first two chapters elaborate on the adult grammar of the empty categories and the debates about this phenomenon in
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