Null subject comprehension and production revisited: a look at English and Italian.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000924000588
Abstract: This study will investigate how children acquire the option to drop the subject of a sentence, or null subjects (e.g., "Tickles me" instead of "He tickles me"). In languages that do not permit null subjects,… read more here.
Keywords: null subjects; comprehension production; language; null subject ... See more keywords
Reversing the Approach to Null Subjects: A Perspective from Language Acquisition
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00027
Abstract: This paper proposes a new model for null subjects, and focuses on its implications for language development. The literature on pro-drop generally considers that not allowing null subjects is, informally speaking, the “default” option in… read more here.
Keywords: language acquisition; null subjects; pro drop; approach ... See more keywords