Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ivanova-Sullivan, Tanya.

Series:

Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory 6.

Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian language--Grammar, Historical.

Russian language.

Russian language--Syntax.

Russian language--Pronoun.

Anaphora (Linguistics).

Russian language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Education, Bilingual.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : BRILL, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars , Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan investigates comprehension and production of anaphoric dependencies with null and overt subject pronouns. She discusses the divergent behaviour of the heritage speakers of Russian by providing a closer look at their proficiency level, quantity of input and order of language acquisition. She explains the results with various degrees of successful application of pragmatic principles and efficiency in allocating cognitive resources. The contribution of the monograph lies in the discussion of theoretical and experimental issues related to anaphora resolution along with an investigation of all aspects of representation and processing of anaphoric pronouns by various kinds of bilinguals: heritage speakers, L2 learners and L1 attriters.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

Introduction / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

1 Methodology and Sociolinguistic Findings / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

2 Input and Order of Acquisition as Variables in the Study / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

3 Syntactic and Discourse-Pragmatic Conditions on the Distribution of Null and Overt Subjects in Russian / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

4 Optionality in Bilingual Grammars: Establishing Anaphoric Dependencies in Pro-Drop Languages / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

5 Anaphoric Pronouns in Oral Production / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

6 Deictic Pronouns in Oral Production / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

7 Anaphora Resolution in Globally Ambiguous Contexts / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

8 Pronominal Resolution and Coherence Relations / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

9 Pedagogical Implications of the Study / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

Conclusions / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

Appendix 1 / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

Appendix 2 / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

References / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan

Index / Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004246171

9004246177

OCLC:

890982328

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004246171 DOI