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Studies in the Acquisition of Anaphora

Defining the Constraints

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Barbara Lust

    1. Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics (SITP, volume 2)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Barbara Lust
      Pages 3-103

  3. Theoretical Base

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Reflections on Anaphora

      • Thomas Wasow
      Pages 107-122

    3. Center and Periphery in the Grammar of Anaphora

      • Tanya Reinhart
      Pages 123-150

    4. Fundamental Issues in the Theory of Binding

      • Robert Freidin
      Pages 151-188

  4. First Language Acquisition: Experimental Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Null (Bound) Anaphora

      1. How Children Acquire Bound Variables
        • Thomas W. Roeper
        Pages 191-200

    4. Distinguishing Bound and Free Anaphora

      1. A Comparison of Null and Pronoun Anaphora in First Language Acquisition
        • Barbara Lust, Larry Solan, Suzanne Flynn, Catherine Cross, Elaine Schuetz
        Pages 245-277

    5. Control

      1. Syntactic and Lexical Constraints on the Acquisition of Control in Complement Sentences
        • Janet Cohen Sherman, Barbara Lust
        Pages 279-308

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 359-373
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About this book

This book is addressed to a central area' of current linguistics and psycholinguistics: anaphora. It is a collection of independent studies by individuals who are currently working, on probleJ,IlS in this area. The book includes two independent volumes. The major focus of these volumes is a psycholinguistic problem: the first language acquisition of anaphora. The volumes are intended to provide a basic reference source for the study of this one central, critical area of language competence. They combine results from the interdisciplinary study this area has attracted in recent years. Each of the studies collected here is intended to be readable indepen­ dently of the others. Thus a theoretical linguist or psycholinguist may each use this book only in part. Two basic assumptions underlie this collection of studies. (1) Signifi­ cant psycholinguistic study of the problem of first language acquisition requires a basis in linguistic theory. We look to linguistic theory (a) for the formulation of testable hypotheses which are coherent with a general theoretical model of language competence, and which, by empirical confirmation or disconfirmation, will have consequences which can be integra~ed in a general theory of language and of mind. This is because we pursue explanation ~f the problem of firs~ language acquisition, not merely description. (b) We also look to linguistic theory for precision in the description of language stimuli and language behavior in empirical studies. This is in order to promote replicability and interpretability of empirical results: .

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`...the book is thorough, clear and true to it purpose. It is an excellent textbook for a course in theoretical psycholinguistics and most of all, is simply "a good read".'
Language, Vol. 64, No. 2, 1988

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Barbara Lust

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Studies in the Acquisition of Anaphora

  • Book Subtitle: Defining the Constraints

  • Editors: Barbara Lust

  • Series Title: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4548-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2122-8Published: 30 April 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4548-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1873-0043

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1788

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 373

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psycholinguistics

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