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Morphological Uniformity and the Setting of the Null Subject Parameter
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In: North East Linguistics Society (2020)
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The Choice of Auxiliary and Agreement in Italian
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In: North East Linguistics Society (2020)
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Agreement, Finiteness, and the Development of Null Arguments
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In: North East Linguistics Society (2020)
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The Syntax and Acquisition of Mandarin Sluice-like Constructions
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Liu, Minqi. - : eScholarship, University of California, 2019
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The Acquisition of the Get-Passive
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This thesis addresses children's comprehension of the get-passive, examining (i) how early get-passives are acquired in development, (ii) how children perform with get-passives relative to be-passives, and (iii) what structure children initially assume for the get-passive. These questions are addressed through two different experimental methodologies, a Picture-Selection Task and an Act-out Task, with children ages 3 to 6. Results from the Picture-Matching Task suggest 3-year-olds initially assume a control/causative analysis of the get-passive, enabling them to perform above chance with only those that have animate subjects. Around the age of 4, however, children understand all (actional) get- and be-passives. The Act-Out Task additionally confirms that those 4;06 and older interpret the by-phrase as containing the agent, like adults. These results suggest there is no “advantage” to the get-passive after the age of 4. Children, rather, acquire a raising analysis of actional passives around the same time, contra previous claims.
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URL: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4vm4x5w4
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