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First Language Acquisition in Spanish: A Minimalist Approach to Nominal Agreement (Bloomsbury Studies in Theoretical Linguistics) - Softcover

Book 2 of 9: Bloomsbury Studies in Theoretical Linguistics

Socarras, Gilda M.

 
9781441133656: First Language Acquisition in Spanish: A Minimalist Approach to Nominal Agreement (Bloomsbury Studies in Theoretical Linguistics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1441133658 ISBN 13: 9781441133656
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2012

Synopsis

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. Socarrįs performs both qualitative and quantitative analyses to point to a link between the development stages children go through, and the occurrence of these elements in their speech. The work goes on to address the language acquisition debate between the continuity and discontinuity hypotheses, aligning the findings with a conclusion on how best to organise the theory.

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About the Author

Gilda M. Socarrįs is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Auburn University, USA.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1441133658
ISBN 13 
9781441133656
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240