Grammatical Features and the Acquisition of Reference: A Comparative Study of Dutch and Spanish

ISBN-13: 9780415937610 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 266 str.

Sergio Baauw;Baauw Sergio

Opis

This book discusses to what extent errors young children make with their interpretation of definite articles and pronouns are due to their immature pragmatic skills, and to what extent incomplete syntactic development plays a role.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Acquisition of Pronouns and Definite Articles 2. Underspecification of the D-Position 3. The Acquisition of Pronominal Anaphora in Spanish and Dutch Conclusions References Appendices

O autorze

Sergio Baauw