Search Results - "Syntax-discourse interface"

The L3 syntax–discourse interface by SLABAKOVA, ROUMYANA, GARCÍA MAYO, MARÍA DEL PILAR

“…This article considers the acquisition of three English syntax–discourse interface constructions…”
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L2 acquisition of Wh-interrogatives at the syntax-discourse interface: interface hypothesis again [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Shormani, Mohammed

“…This study sets out to answer one major question: do linguistic phenomena relating to syntax-discourse interface constitute difficulty for Yemeni learners of English…”
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Focus at the syntax–discourse interface in L2 Spanish: Optionality and unaccusativity reconsidered by Gupton, Timothy, Sánchez Calderón, Silvia

“…We examine the second language (L2) acquisition of variable Spanish word order by first language (L1) speakers of English via the acquisition of unaccusative…”
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WH-TOPICALIZATION AT THE SYNTAX-DISCOURSE INTERFACE IN ENGLISH SPEAKERS’ L2 CHINESE GRAMMARS by Yuan, Boping, Dugarova, Esuna

“…Although wh-words generally stay in situ in Chinese wh-questions, they can be topicalized. However, the wh-topicalization is determined at the syntax-discourse interface and has to be governed by discourse conditions…”
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Towards a model of the syntax–discourse interface: a syntactic analysis of please by WOODS, REBECCA

“…This article examines the syntax and semantics of please. Using a mainstream generative syntactic framework, I propose that syntactically integrated please is…”
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Frequency at the syntax–discourse interface: A bidirectional study on fronting options in L1/L2 German and L1/L2 English by Hopp, Holger, Bail, Joseph, Jackson, Carrie N.

“…–discourse interface in the L2. L1-German–L2-English and L1-English–L2-German speakers completed a speeded naturalness judgment task…”
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Russian speakers' L2 Chinese acquisition of wh-topicalization at the syntax—discourse interface by Dugarova, Esuna

“… what the current article aims to provide. An empirical study reported here investigates whether Russian-speaking learners are able to acquire Chinese wh-topicalization that lies at the syntax-discourse interface, an instance of the external interface…”
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The effect of construction frequency and native transfer on second language knowledge of the syntax–discourse interface by SLABAKOVA, ROUMYANA

“…This article investigates knowledge of discourse-conditioned left dislocations in the interlanguage competence in Spanish and English second language learners…”
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Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars by Ivanova-Sullivan, Tanya

“…InTheoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars,Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan investigates comprehension and production of anaphoric dependencies in heritage Russian…”
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The Development of Anaphora Resolution at the Syntax-Discourse Interface: Pronominal Subjects in Greek Learners of Spanish by Lozano, Cristóbal

“…This study explores the development of anaphora resolution (AR) in late sequential bilinguals, namely, adult Greek learners of Spanish at three proficiency…”
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Clitic-doubled left dislocation and focus fronting in L2 Spanish: A case of successful acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface by Slabakova, Roumyana, Kempchinsky, Paula, Rothman, Jason

“…This experimental study tests the Interface Hypothesis by looking into processes at the syntaxdiscourse interface, teasing apart acquisition of syntactic,…”
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The acquisition of object movement in Dutch: L1 transfer and near-native grammars at the syntax–discourse interface by Smeets, Liz

“…This article investigates near-native grammars at the syntax–discourse interface by examining the second language (L2…”
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The syntax–discourse interface in near-native L2 acquisition: Off-line and on-line performance by HOPP, HOLGER

“…This study investigates ultimate attainment at the syntax–discourse interface in adult second-language (L2) acquisition. In total, 91 L1 (first-language…”
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A more careful look at the syntax–discourse interface by Slabakova, Roumyana, Ivanov, Ivan

“…–discourse interface properties. Both Valenzuela (2005, 2006) and Ivanov (2009) investigate the L2 acquisition of clitic left dislocation (CLLD…”
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Person and the syntax–discourse interface: An eye-tracking study of agreement by Mancini, Simona, Molinaro, Nicola, Davidson, Doug J., Avilés, Alberto, Carreiras, Manuel

“…•We investigated the role of morphosyntax and discourse in agreement comprehension.•We compared unagreement, standard agreement, null-subject and incorrect…”
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Gradient optionality in L2 acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface: Evidence from inversion in advanced and near-native English by Teixeira, Joana

“…•The syntax-discourse interface is an area of permanent optionality in L2 acquisition…”
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Daniel Altshuler & Robert Truswell, Coordination and the syntax-discourse interface (Oxford Surveys in Syntax and Morphology 11 ). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. Pp. xii + 315 by CHAVES, RUI P.

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Unclogging the Bottleneck: The role of case morphology in L2 acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface by Lecouvet, Mathieu, Degand, Liesbeth, Suner, Ferran

“… Against this backdrop, the present study focuses on the interplay between case morphology and acquisition of syntax-discourse interface phenomena in the second language German of French native speakers…”
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Clitic-doubled left dislocation in L2 Spanish: The effect of processing load at the syntax-discourse interface by Sequeros-Valle, Jose, Hoot, Bradley, Cabrelli, Jennifer

“… (IH) predicts that L2 competence on syntax-discourse interface structures may diverge from that of L1 speakers , yet there is experimental evidence of native-like offline judgments of clitic-doubling…”
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The Syntax-Discourse Interface by Schumacher, Petra B

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