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Models of theoretical linguistics now emphasize the meeting points,
or interfaces, between different aspects of our language capacity.
Syntactic operations include structure-building, checking
long-distance relationships between units, and connecting
alternative word orders. This volume presents a collection of
original studies that explore the mapping between these operations
and other language-related areas such as word meanings, discourse
contexts, the construction of meaning for larger units, and the
alternative expressions of word order. It differs from previous
traditional research on interfaces by bringing together studies and
analyses from a range of languages, using monolingual varieties
that include second language phenomena. Case studies of different
types of interfaces, as well as studies based on lesser known sets
of linguistic data, provide important examples that propose a new
view of the connections between syntactic processes and other areas
of grammar.
Models of theoretical linguistics now emphasize the meeting points,
or interfaces, between different aspects of our language capacity.
Syntactic operations include structure-building, checking
long-distance relationships between units, and connecting
alternative word orders. This volume presents a collection of
original studies that explore the mapping between these operations
and other language-related areas such as word meanings, discourse
contexts, the construction of meaning for larger units, and the
alternative expressions of word order. It differs from previous
traditional research on interfaces by bringing together studies and
analyses from a range of languages, using monolingual varieties
that include second language phenomena. Case studies of different
types of interfaces, as well as studies based on lesser known sets
of linguistic data, provide important examples that propose a new
view of the connections between syntactic processes and other areas
of grammar.
The L2 acquisition of argument structure has attracted the
attention of several researchers in the field of Second Language
Acquisition in the last decade. Previous studies on the L2
acquisition of English and Spanish causative structures have given
somehow contradictory accounts as to the mechanisms at play. Some
of these studies account for the phenomenon as a case of access to
Universal Grammar with some verb classes and as transfer of L1
properties with others. Taking as a point of departure the analysis
of different syntactic properties of English and Spanish causative
structures, the present studies explore the role of transfer in the
L2 acquisition of this area of argument structure. Two
bidirectional experimental studies involving English and Spanish in
adult acquisition are reported. It is concluded that L2 learners
transfer different properties of their L1 depending on their
proficiency. Less marked properties seem to be used in early
stages, while more language specific ones are accessed later on.
This book should be of special interest to researchers and graduate
students in the fields of Linguistics, Hispanic Linguistics, and
Language Acquisition.
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