| Summary: | This paper discusses theoretical and empirical results of a research about the null subject parameter in terms of the acquisition theory. Assuming that BP language differs from Italian language in the value of the null subject parameter, we have to deal with a paradox: Brazilian children have information from declaratives that BP is a non pro-drop language, but are exposed to short answers, formed by a finite verb and the null subject, proposed to be a trigger (Kato 1994) for fixing the parameter. The aim of this paper is to provide evidence for other assertive sentences concerning the triggering problem. Building on it, we also describe some adult declarative sentences of both languages and compare them with the acquisiton data.
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