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1.1 Addressing the object of enquiry |
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1.1.1 The two (pivotal) "whys" in this book |
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28 | (4) |
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32 | (1) |
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2 Argument licensing and voice alternations |
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2.1 Theoretical background |
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2.1.1 Argument licensing, argument structure and voice alternations |
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34 | (2) |
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2.1.2 Is the subject an argument of its verb? |
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36 | (4) |
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40 | (14) |
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2.2.1 Unaccusative morphology and syntax: Form vs. structure |
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43 | (4) |
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2.2.2 Argument structure in passives and other unaccusatives |
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47 | (3) |
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2.2.3 So who (or what) is the subject of impersonals? |
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50 | (4) |
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2.3 Case and agreement in impersonals |
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54 | (10) |
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2.3.1 Default agreement and morphological underspecification in impersonals |
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54 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Acc licensing and Cause/Voice parameterisation |
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57 | (3) |
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2.3.3 Case/DP licensing in impersonals |
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60 | (4) |
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64 | (1) |
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3 Previous L2 research: An overview |
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65 | (32) |
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66 | (5) |
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71 | (4) |
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3.3 Syntactic impairment in L2A? |
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75 | (7) |
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79 | (3) |
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3.4 Underspecification and morphological deficits |
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3.4.1 Further evidence: Underspecification in L1A |
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87 | (1) |
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3.5 L2 straddling the interfaces |
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3.5.1 The Interface Hypothesis: an outline |
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89 | (3) |
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3.5.2 Reconciling facts and fitting them into theory |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (3) |
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4.1 On the EPP and expletives |
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103 | (7) |
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4.3 Impersonals, passives, and voice alternations cross-linguistically |
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4.3.1 Russian impersonals |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (3) |
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4.3.3 L1s in the `L2 GE' study |
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116 | (1) |
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4.3.3.1 Slavic impersonals |
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116 | (3) |
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4.3.3.2 Romance impersonals |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (1) |
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4.4 Parameters and clustering effects in the languages under investigation |
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124 | (1) |
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4.5 The L2A of arguments and voice alternations: Research questions and hypotheses |
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125 | (3) |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (40) |
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5.1 Methodology, informants, and data elicitation |
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131 | (7) |
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132 | (3) |
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5.1.2 The Grammaticality Judgement Task |
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135 | (2) |
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5.1.3 Data acquisition and informants |
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137 | (1) |
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5.2 `L2 GE' and `L2 RU' tests: Description |
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138 | (6) |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (3) |
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5.3 Statistical evaluation -- technical details |
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144 | (8) |
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5.3.1 The Null Hypothesis |
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146 | (6) |
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152 | (16) |
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5.4.1 `L2 German' findings |
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152 | (1) |
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5.4.1.1 Mixed data evaluation across levels of L2 GE proficiency |
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153 | (4) |
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5.4.1.2 Parameter-based evaluation |
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157 | (5) |
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5.4.2 `L2 Russian' findings |
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162 | (1) |
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5.4.2.1 Data evaluation across levels of acquisition |
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163 | (5) |
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168 | (3) |
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6 Discussion: On the complexities of L2 syntax |
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6.1 The nature of L2 knowledge |
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171 | (29) |
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6.1.1 Argument and event structure in L2A |
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174 | (5) |
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6.1.2 Impersonal constructions in L2A: syntax, semantics, and discourse |
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179 | (6) |
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6.1.3 On zero, bound, and free pronouns: Referentiality in L2A |
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185 | (6) |
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6.1.4 The L2A of empty categories and expletives |
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191 | (5) |
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6.1.5 Case and agreement in L2A |
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196 | (3) |
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199 | (1) |
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6.2 Exploring and explaining optionality in interlanguage grammars |
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200 | (14) |
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6.2.1 The dynamics of linguistic knowledge: Native speakers' vs. L2ers' judgements |
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202 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Phases, functional domains, L1 transfer, interfaces: Which one is responsible for the variability in L2A? |
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204 | (1) |
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6.2.2.1 Phases and functional domains |
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204 | (5) |
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6.2.2.2 L1 transfer and positive evidence |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (3) |
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214 | (16) |
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6.3.1 Representational deficits in light of the principle of Underspecification and linguistic defaults |
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215 | (5) |
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6.3.2 Overgeneralisation in L2A and learner defaults |
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220 | (3) |
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6.3.3 (Anti)causatives, impersonals, and (non-) canonical patterns in L2A |
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223 | (7) |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (4) |
References |
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237 | (20) |
Appendix A `L2 GE test' |
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257 | (6) |
Appendix B `L2 RU test' |
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263 | (6) |
Appendix C Answers |
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