Abstract
Subject control in non-finite adjuncts is observed across languages (as in ‘John called Mary after drawing a picture’). Research on the acquisition of adjunct control has generally focused on the relevant grammatical components and when they are acquired. This paper considers these components in the context of the linguistic input to ask how control in adjuncts is acquired. Although adjunct control is available in the input, the instances themselves do not provide evidence for abstract syntactic relations. Implications are considered for linguistic dependencies and the evidence in the input.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Non-canonical Control in a Cross-linguistic Perspective |
Editors | Anne Mucha, Jutta M. Hartmann, Beata Trawinski |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Chapter | Part II |
Pages | 223-257 |
Number of pages | 35 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789027259585 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789027209276 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - Aug 2021 |
Publication series
Name | Linguistics Today |
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Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
ISSN (Print) | 0166-0829 |
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