The Non-Biological Evolution of Grammar: Wh-Question Formation in Germanic
The wh-marking of questions in child English is as early as the appearance of the wh-questions themselves. The wh-marking of questions in child Dutch (and the other Germanic languages) is delayed until the acquisition of articles and free anaphoric pronouns. An acquisition procedure is proposed that...
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Language: | English |
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Biolinguistics
2009-06-01
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Series: | Biolinguistics |
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Online Access: | http://biolinguistics.eu/index.php/biolinguistics/article/view/83 |