First language acquisition in Spanish : a minimalist approach to nominal agreement.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Socarras, Gilda.

Series:

Continuum studies in theoretical linguistics.

Continuum studies in theoretical linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language acquisition.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Agreement.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Minimalist theory (Linguistics).

Spanish language--Acquisition.

Spanish language.

Spanish language--Grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides new insights into the acquisition of functional categories in child language. Operating within the Minimalist Framework (Chomsky 1995) it examines in particular the availability of Determiner Phrases in the grammar of young children acquiring Spanish as a first language. The analysis reveals an interaction in child grammar around the production of bare nominals, proto-determiners and full determiner phrases. Socarrás performs both qualitative and quantitative analyses to point to a link between the development stages children go through, and the occurrence of these elements

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Theoretical Foundations; Chapter 2 Experimental Methodology; Chapter 3 Gender Agreement; Chapter 4 Number Agreement; Chapter 5 Emergence of Determiner Phrases; Chapter 6 Conclusions; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-08926-2

9786613089267

1-4411-9030-9

OCLC:

721194846