Christine Dimroth (Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen), Marianne Starren (University of Nijmegen)
The papers in this volume focus on the impact of information structure on language acquisition, thereby taking different linguistic approaches into account. They start from an empirical point of view, and examine data from natural first and second language acquisition, which cover a wide range of varieties, from early learner language to native speaker production and from gesture to Creole prototypes. The central theme is the interplay between principles of information structure and linguistic structure and its impact on the functioning and development of the learner's system. The papers...
The papers in this volume focus on the impact of information structure on language acquisition, thereby taking different linguistic approaches into ac...
