Studies in the Acquisition of Anaphora

1. Front Matter

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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

   3. Pronoun (Free) Anaphora

      1. The 3D Study: Effects of Depth, Distance and Directionality on Children’s Acquisition of Anaphora

         • Barbara Lust, Terri Clifford

         Pages 203-243

   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

5. Commentary

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 309-309

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   2. Crossover Between Acquisition Research and Government and Binding Theory: Comments on the Paper by Tom Roeper

      • Henk Van Riemsdijk

      Pages 311-318

   3. Blocked Forwards Coreference: Theoretical Implications of the Acquisition Data

      • Guy Carden

      Pages 319-357

6. Back Matter

   Pages 359-373

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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: .

• Index
• grammar
• language acquisition
• subject
• syntactic

`...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

• Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

  Barbara Lust

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