Pragmatic deficits with syntactic consequences?: L2 pronominal subjects and the syntax–pragmatics interface

Contemporary acquisition theorizing has placed a considerable amount of attention on interfaces, points at which different linguistic modules interact. The claim is that vulnerable interfaces cause particular difficulties in L1, bilingual and adult L2 acquisition (e.g. Platzack, 2001; Montrul, 2004;...

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Published in:	Journal of pragmatics Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 951 - 973
Main Author:	Rothman, Jason
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.2009 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adults Adults. Performance, acquisition English Linguistic Interference Linguistics Null Subject Parameter Pragmatics Pro Drop Parameter Production and comprehension processes Psycholinguistics Psychology of language Second language acquisition Second Language Learning Spanish Syntax Pragmatics Interface Syntax-before-discourse English Spanish Syntax–pragmatics interface Syntax-before-discourse Null Subject Parameter Second language acquisition Spanish as second language English as mother tongue Psycholinguistics Syntax-pragmatics interface Syntax Interface Pragmatics
ISSN:	0378-2166, 1879-1387
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