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A case study in underspecification of UG: External Pair Merge of v and T
Syntax, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 123-147, March 2024.Abstract Previous works have explored the options of Pair Merging R and v as well as T and C, respectively, yielding R‐v and T‐C with various consequences. This paper proposes that v and T can yield the complex head v‐T, an amalgam formed by external Pair Merge.
Andreas Blümel
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La preposició silent d'alguns verbs de moviment local [PDF]
, 2013 L'objectiu d'aquesta nota és mostrar que els verbs de moviment local poden presentar comportaments intransitius i inacusatius.The aim of this article is to analyse the intransitive and unaccusative behaviours of directional movement ...
Rigau, Gemma
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L2 Acquisition of English Present Perfect Interpretations [PDF]
, 2013 The present study investigates the role of first language (L1), in our case Cypriot Greek (CG) or Standard Greek (SG), in the second language (L2) acquisition of English present perfect in terms of form and meaning possibilities.
Agouraki, Yoryia, Karpava, Sviatlana
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The development of using function word “zài” to learn novel verbs in young Mandarin speakers
PsyCh Journal, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 31-43, February 2024.Abstract The present research examined whether Mandarin‐speaking children could use function words to learn novel verbs and recognize verbs in a new sentential context. In Experiment 1, 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children were taught two novel verbs supported by the verb marker “zài.” The 5‐ and 6‐year‐old children successfully used the function word “zài” to ...
Zhigang Li +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2001 This paper demonstrates how second language acquisition research can inform textbook writers and language teachers. It begins with a summary of research which indicates that inappropriate passives are produced and accepted by learners with a variety of ...
Patricia A. Balcom
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Acquisition of French Causatives: Parallels to English Passives
Languages, 2018 Guasti (2016) notes similarities between English get- and be-passives, and Romance causatives of the faire-par and faire-infinitif types, respectively.
Jason Borga, William Snyder
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Crosslinguistic Interference in Simultaneous Acquisition of Turkish and Italian
Open Linguistics, 2020 This study compared the acceptability judgment task (AJT) and translation task (TT) in 10 simultaneous Turkish–Italian bilinguals with age-matched Turkish and Italian monolinguals as a control group.
Ergün Anna Lia Proietti
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Real-time production of unaccusative vs. unergative sentences in normal and agrammatic speakers: an eyetracking study [PDF]
, 2010 This study examined real-time production of unergative and unaccusative verbs in sentences in 13 controls and 9 agrammatic speakers, using eyetracking. Speakers constructed a sentence, using written words.
Lee, Jiyeon, Thompson, Cynthia
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L2 Acquisition of English Unaccusative Verbs: A Longitudinal Study
English Teaching(South Korea), 2015 exaly +2 more sources
From verbal prefixes to direction/result markers in Romance
Linguistica, 2011 In this paper I analyze verb-locative constructions in Romance. Even though not allowed in standard Romance languages, which have maintained and codified the classical Latin prefix system, these constructions are widely attested in non standard varieties,
Patrizia Cordin
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