1st Edition
Grammatical Features and the Acquisition of Reference A Comparative Study of Dutch and Spanish
By Sergio Baauw
Copyright 2002
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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
Biography
Sergio Baauw