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Author Westergaard, Marit R. (Marit Richardsen)

Title The acquisition of word order : micro-cues, information structure, and economy / Marit Westergaard
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 245 pages) : illustrations
Series Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today ; v. 145
Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 145.
Contents Acknowledgements -- Preliminaries -- Word order variation and the structure of the target language -- The syntax of V2 and a model of micro-cues -- The input -- The acquisition of word order in non-subject-initial declaratives -- The acquisition of word order in subject-initial declaratives -- The acquisition of word order in wh-questions -- The acquisition of word order in yes/no-questions -- The acquisition of word order in non-V2 contexts -- Micro-cues, information structure, and economy -- References -- Appendix -- Index
Summary Within a new model of language acquisition, this book discusses verb second (V2) word order in situations where there is variation in the input. While traditional generative accounts consider V2 to be a parameter, this study shows that, in many languages, this word order is dependent on fine distinctions in syntax and information structure. Thus, within a split-CP model of clause structure, a number of micro-cues are formulated, taking into account the specific context for V2 vs. non-V2 (clause type, subcategory of the elements involved, etc.). The micro-cues are produced in children's I-langu
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Subject Norwegian language -- Word order
Norwegian language -- Acquisition
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Word order.
Languages, Modern -- Word order.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Norwegian.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Scandinavian Languages (Other)
Languages, Modern -- Word order
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Word order
Norwegian language -- Acquisition
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