Learning word-order constraints under conditions of object ellipsis

Linguistics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Demuth ◽  
Malillo Machobane ◽  
Francina Moloi
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Order Constraints

Case morphology and word order in second language Turkish: Evidence from Greek learners

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Despina Papadopoulou ◽  
Spyridoula Varlokosta ◽  
Vassilios Spyropoulos ◽  
Hasan Kaili ◽  
Sophia Prokou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Word Order ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
First Language ◽  
Matching Task ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Case Morphology ◽  
L2 Development ◽  
Order Constraints ◽  
On Line

The optional use of morphology attested in second language learners has been attributed either to a representational deficit or to a ‘surface’ problem with respect to the realization of inflectional affixes. In this article we contribute to this issue by providing empirical data from the early interlanguage of Greek learners of Turkish. Three experiments have been conducted, a cloze task, a sentence picture matching task and an on-line grammaticality judgement task, in order to investigate case morphology and its interaction with word order constraints. The findings of all three experiments point towards a variable use of case morphology, which is also observed in previous studies of Turkish as a second language (L2). Moreover, they show clearly that the learners face difficulties with non-canonical word orders as well as with the interaction of word order constraints and Case. On the other hand, the learners performed well on verbal inflections. On the basis of these findings, we argue that the developmental patterns in the early stages of L2 acquisition cannot be attributed to a global lack of functional categories but rather to more localized difficulties, which seem to be related to (a) whether the features in the L2 are grammaticalized in the first language and (b) the way these features are encoded in the morphosyntax of the first language. Moreover, we claim that processing factors and the specific properties of the morphological paradigms affect L2 development.

scholarly journals Parts-of-speech systems and word order

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
KEES HENGEVELD ◽  
JAN RIJKHOFF ◽  
ANNA SIEWIERSKA
Keyword(s):  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Word Order ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Parts Of Speech ◽  
Lexical Structure ◽  
Order Constraints ◽  
Word Classes ◽  
Lexical Items

This paper argues that the word order possibilities of a language are partly determined by the parts-of-speech system of that language. In languages in which lexical items are specialized for certain functionally defined syntactic slots (e.g. the modifier slot within a noun phrase), the identifiability of these slots is ensured by the nature of the lexical items (e.g. adjectives) themselves. As a result, word order possibilities are relatively unrestricted in these languages. In languages in which lexical items are not specialized for certain syntactic slots, in that these items combine the functions of two or more of the traditional word classes, other strategies have to be invoked to enhance identifiability. In these languages word order constraints are used to make syntactic slots identifiable on the basis of their position within the clause or phrase. Hence the word order possibilities are rather restricted in these languages. Counterexamples to the latter claim all involve cases in which identifiability is ensured by morphological rather than syntactic means. This shows that there is a balanced trade-off between the syntactic, morphological, and lexical structure of a language.

scholarly journals A proposed lexicalised linearisation grammar: A monostratal alternative

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yo Sato
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Order Information ◽  
Generative Capacity ◽  
Feature Structure ◽  
Precedence Conditions ◽  
Order Constraints

This paper presents an overview of a proposed linearisation grammar, which relies solely upon information residing in lexical heads to constrain word order. Word order information, which encompasses discontinuity as well as linear precedence conditions, is explicitly encoded as part of the feature structure of lexical heads, thus dispensing with a separate LP specification or ˋphenogrammatical' layer standardly posited for linearisation. Instead, such lexicon-originated word order constraints are enforced in projections, propagated upwards and accumulated in the compound PHON feature, which represents phonological yields in an underspecified manner. Though limited somewhat in generative capacity, this approach covers the key phenomena that motivated linearisation grammars and offers a simpler alternative to the standard DOM-oriented theory.

scholarly journals Retrieving collocations by co-occurrences and word order constraints

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayori Shimohata ◽  
Toshiyuki Sugio ◽  
Junji Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Order Constraints

Retrieving Domain-Specific Collocations by Co-occurrences and Word Order Constraints

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayori Shimohata ◽  
Toshiyuki Sugio ◽  
Junji Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Order Constraints

scholarly journals Word order patterns in generic ‘zero person’ constructions in Finnish: Insights from speech-act participants

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Elsi Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Order Constraints

I suggest that seemingly puzzling word-order properties of the Finnish generic zero person construction can be explained if we acknowledge the relevance of speech-act participants (speaker/addressee) for the Finnish version of the EPP. Building on work by Moltmann (2006, 2010) on generic one as well as Malamud’s work (2012) on the features of one and you, I identify two different kinds of zero person constructions in Finnish, suggest evidence that the two kinds of zeros differ in their featural properties, and propose a refinement to the topicality-based EPP in Finnish that can be used to explain unexpected word order patterns of the zero person construction. This work draws new connections between reference to speech-act participants (in particular speaker-related meaning) and word order constraints.

scholarly journals Retrieving collocations by co-occurrences and word order constraints

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayori Shimohata ◽  
Toshiyuki Sugio ◽  
Junji Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Order Constraints

Syntactic styles in emerging language

1976 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrya L. H. Ramer
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Longitudinal Investigation ◽  
Order Constraints

ABSTRACTIn this longitudinal investigation of the emerging grammar of seven children, differences in linguistic acquisition were observed. The syntactic analyses applied to the corpora included examination of emerging complexity, observance of word order constraints and subject-predicate specification among others. These analyses revealed two distinct styles of syntactic acquisition. These linguistic styles appeared to be sex- and speed-related with specific ties to particular utterance types and grammatical-relational specification. The observed styles of syntactic acquisition were differentiated by these differences so that the differences themselves constituted the style characteristics.

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