Functional Categories in Learner Language
| Author | : Christine Dimroth |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783110216165 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3110216167 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (167 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Functional Categories in Learner Language by : Christine Dimroth
Download or read book Functional Categories in Learner Language written by Christine Dimroth and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on spontaneous processes of language acquisition has shown that early learner systems are based on lexical structures. At some point in acquisition this lexical-semantic system is given up in favour of a target-like functional category system. This work deals with the driving forces behind the acquisition of the functional properties of inflection, word-order variation, definiteness and agreement.
