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Morphology and its Interfaces in Second Language Knowledge.
Title:
Morphology and its Interfaces in Second Language Knowledge.
Author:
Beck, Maria-Luise.
ISBN:
9789027281692
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (397 pages)
Series:
Language Acquisition and Language Disorders
Contents:
MORPHOLOGY AND ITS INTERFACES IN SECOND LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Morphology and its Interfaces in Second-Language Knowledge: Introduction -- Functional Projections and Verb Raising -- Reflexive Binding -- Psych Verbs and Lexical Projection -- Compounding -- Dual Mechanisms and Functional Projections -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Some Notes on the Relationship betweenInflectional Morphology and Parameter Settingin First and Second Language Acquisition -- The Case for Inflection as the Trigger of Parameter Setting -- Inflection and Parameter Setting: A (Partially) Minimalist Response -- Inflection and Parameter Setting: Crosslinguistic and L1 Acquisition Studies -- The Relevance for L2 Acquisition -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- V-to-I and Inflection in Non-Native Grammars -- V-to-I, Morphology, Transfer and the L2 Initial State -- Where V-to-I Appears and How to Test for It -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A: Sentence-Matching Items -- Appendix B: Oral-Translation Items -- Morphosyntactic Triggers in Adult SLA -- Gradual Development of Syntactic Structure -- Triggers in First and Second Language Acquisition -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- UG Access Without Parameter Setting: A Longitudinal Study of (L1 Italian) German as a Second Language -- German and Italian Clausal Structure -- V2 in the L2 Development of German -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Acquisition of English Reflexive Binding by Cantonese Learners: Testing the Positive Transfer Hypothesis -- Theoretical Background -- Previous L2 Acquisition Findings on Reflexives and Transfer -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion.

Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- The Acquisition of the Morphosyntaxof English Reflexivesby Non-Native Speakers -- Morphology and Syntax of Reflexives -- Prior L2 Research -- A Challenge to the Developmental Interpretation -- The Experiment -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- L2 Acquisition of English Binding Domains -- Binding Theory -- L2 Acquisition -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A: Truth-Value Test Items -- Appendix B: Oral Translation Test Sentences -- Appendix C: Grammaticality-Judgment Items -- Zero Morphology and the T/SM Restriction in the L2 Acquisition of Psych Verbs -- The Zero Causative Morpheme and the T/SM Restriction -- The Logical Problem of L2 Acquisition and the T/SM Restriction -- Psych Verbs and the T/SM Restriction in Malagasy, French and Spanish -- Experiment -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Parameter-Resetting in Morphology: Evidence from Compounding -- An Overview of Previous Analyses -- Word Order and Affixation in Compounds: The LMBM Model -- Inverted VO Order in L2 English Compounds -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- On the Nature of the Relationship between Morphology and Syntax: Inflectional Typology, ƒ-Features and Null/Overt Pronouns in Spanish Interlanguage -- Non-Native Null Arguments -- The Specification of Functional Categories in Natural Languages: Beyond the Null Argument Parameter -- Null Arguments and f-Features in Spanish Interlanguage: Initial State versus Advanced State. -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Representational Changes: From Listed Representations to Independent Representations of Verbal Affixes -- Listing versus Computation: Some Old and New Effects -- Presentation and Analysis of Speech Data -- Discussion.

Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
This volume treats the connection between syntax and morphology with a focus on L2 acquisition. This interface has been a matter of considerable interest in theoretical circles ever since Chomsky (1994) and others argued that morphological parameters form the primary locus of cross-linguistic variation. As might be expected, generative theorists working in the area of language acquisition have responded to this argument with various analyses. L2 research is no exception: A variety of researchers have begun serious explorations on the ways in which morphology may (or may not) trigger variation not only in syntax, but also in argument structure. The volume thus brings together a concentrated research effort on the topic from an L2 perspective. The volume starts off with a comprehensive introduction to the various sub-topics and ends with an extensive index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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