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The Setting of the Null Subject Parameters across (Non-)Null-Subject Languages
LanguagesThis article explores a learning model for acquiring a variety of null and non-null-subject languages (i.e., consistent, partial, semi and non-null-subject languages).
Karina Bertolino
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Cadernos de Estudos Lingüísticos, 2021 The aim of this article is twofold. In the first place, we present evidence that the syntactic change towards overt pronominal subjects observed in Brazilian Portuguese is not a stable phenomenon; rather, our empirical results allow to follow the ...
Maria Eugenia Lamoglia Duarte +1 more
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Bilingualism and (outward) over-explicitness in the choice of subject anaphoric devices
Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali, 2021 In this work we propose an explanation (the Decreased Activation Hypothesis) for some prima facie conflicting findings concerning the choice/interpretation of subject anaphoric devices in late bilinguals (LBs).
Elisa Di Domenico
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On the Relationship Between Null Subjects and Agreement: A Large-Scale Cross-Linguistic Account
Linguistic Discovery, 2021 It is generally assumed that languages with rich agreement allow null subjects, while languages with poor agreement do not. However, the concept of agreement richness has been remarkably difficult to define. This study, based on a sample of 403 languages,
Ernei Ribeiro Pereira
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What May Statistics Tell Us About Null Subjects in Russian?
Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета: Серия 2. Языкознание, 2022 The article highlights the linguistic phenomenon of abandoning the expletively presented syntactic subject (the Null Subject Phenomenon) in different languages and focuses on its exemplification by the Russian language.
Polina Eismont
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Micro-variation in subject realization and interpretation: an introduction
Glossa, 2021 In this introduction to the Special Collection of the same title, we start out by discussing some key issues addressed by recent research on micro-variation in subject realization and interpretation in anaphoric contexts (Section 1).
Elisa Di Domenico, Simona Matteini
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litic Climbing and Null Subject Languages
Catalan Journal of Linguistics, 2002 The aim of this paper is to derive Clitic Climbing from restructuring together with the Null Subject property. Data are drawn mainly from Catalan. I propose a biclausal analysis for restructuring constructions in which clitic climbing (like any clitic ...
Jaume Solà
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Microvariation in the resolution of pronominal subjects in Romance: European Portuguese vs. Italian
Isogloss, 2022 The present study investigates how adult native speakers of two null subject Romance languages, European Portuguese (EP) and Italian, interpret null and overt pronominal subjects in intrasentential contexts. Participants were 30 speakers of EP and 30 of
Alexandra Fiéis +2 more
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Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics, 2004 This paper argues that agreement is a theta-role bearer, either directly, when agreement is externally merged in a theta position, or indirectly, when it is internally merged, heading an argument chain.
Christer Platzack
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Subject and Object Pronouns in High-Functioning Children With ASD of a Null-Subject Language
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Although the use of pronouns has been extensively investigated in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), most studies have focused on English, and no study to date has investigated the use of subject pronouns in null subject languages.
Arhonto Terzi +4 more
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