This volume is a collection of state-of-the-art papers in generative studies of second language (L2) acquisition bringing together an unusually broad range of interests and inquiry. Selected papers report on controlled experimental studies within specific areas of research inves…
Structures and beyond
by Cinque, Guglielmo, Belletti, Adriana
fromOxford studies in comparative syntax
Structures and beyond
by Cinque, Guglielmo, Belletti, Adriana
fromOxford studies in comparative syntax
"Grammatical functions, readily identifiable informally in particular languages, have had an uncertain status in generative grammar. Despite Chomsky's assertion in Aspects that they are not theoretical primitives (a position vigorously challenged by a number of well-known theori…