Reexamining the acquisition of null subject pronouns in a second language: focus on referential and pragmatic constraints
This study re-examines the L2 acquisition of referential and pragmatic properties of null and overt subject pronouns by advanced English learners of Spanish under the assumption that both forms display levels of complexity at the syntax-pragmatics interface. Our main hypothesis is that null subjects...
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Language: | English |
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2017-03-01.
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