Theoretical and Developmental Issues in the Syntax of Subjects: Evidence from Near-Native Italian

This article reports the results of experiments targeting the production and interpretation of postverbal subjects, and null and overt pronominal subjects, by near-native speakers of Italian whose native language is English. The results directly bear on both theoretical issues and developmental acqu...

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Published in:	Natural language and linguistic theory Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 657 - 689
Main Authors:	Belletti, Adriana, Bennati, Elisa, Sorace, Antonella
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01.11.2007 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adults. Performance, acquisition Adverbials Anaphora Availability Bilingualism Cartography Discourse English language Experiments French as a second language Grammar Grammatical clauses Grammatical subject Handbooks Interlanguage Italian as a Second Language Language acquisition Linguistic Interference Linguistics Native language Native languages Null condition Pro Drop Parameter Production and comprehension processes Pronouns Property Psycholinguistics Psychology of language Second Language Learning Sentences Subject Subject pronouns Syntax Tense Theoretical linguistics Verbs Word Order
ISSN:	0167-806X, 1573-0859
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