On the acquisition of verb argument structure
On the acquisition of verb argument structure
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论动词变元结构的习得
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2000
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通讯作者：
H. Ragnarsdóttir
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S. Strömqvist;H. Ragnarsdóttir
摘要本研究探讨了斯堪的纳维亚儿童语言发展中的两个领域，其中动词的论元编码呈现出可变的分布。第一个领域是处于发展早期阶段的语法科目，此时尚未达到90%的标准。第二个域是空间参数（地标和位置）。本文认为，主语和空间论元的编码代表了多种约束满足过程（包括语法约束和语用约束），掌握这些约束是一个长期的成就，而不是在习得过程中突然发生的事情。以往的许多研究都集中在缺失论元，特别是缺失主语，并探讨是什么机制使论元省略成为可能。相反，我们关注的是实际存在的论点，以及为什么孩子们要费心编码论点来开始。特别是，我们认为，输入因素和语用因素形成的结构的最早阶段的动词参数的收购的解释的一个重要组成部分，无论参数传统上被认为是强制性的或可选的从目标语法的角度来看。
Abstract The present study explores two domains in Scandinavian child language development where the encoding of arguments to verbs shows a variable distribution. The first domain is grammatical subjects in an early phase of development when the 90% criterion is not yet attained. The second domain is spatial arguments (landmarks and location). It is argued that the encoding of subjects as well as of spatial arguments represents multiple constraint-satisfaction processes (encompassing both grammatical constraints and pragmatic constraints) and that the mastery of these constraints is a long-term achievement rather than something that happens suddenly in the course of acquisition. Many previous studies have focused on missing arguments, especially missing subjects, and asked what mechanisms make possible argument ellipsis. In contrast, our focus is on arguments that are actually present and on why children bother to encode arguments to begin with. In particular, we argue that input factors and pragmatic factors form an important part of the explanation for the structure of the earliest phases of the acquisition of verb arguments, irrespective of whether the arguments are traditionally considered obligatory or optional from the point of view of the target grammar.