The Acquisition of Unaccusativity: the Effect of Dialect Exposure on Early and Late English-Italian Bilinguals

本项目旨在通过调查同时早期和连续晚期方言意大利语双语者的语言生产，为当前对非宾格性习得（也称为分裂性不可及性）的理解做出贡献。通过探索不同的和部分冲突的语法输入所起的作用，我的目标是确定掌握非宾格性所需的语言能力水平，并最终确定是否以及如何获得这种能力。我的研究的新方法很可能为非及物性分裂本身提供有价值的见解。在这样的理论背景下，我的博士课题主要解决以下几个问题：1。同时/连续获得发散语法是否影响非宾格语法的习得过程？2. 早期和晚期双语者的句法语义能力差异有多大？3. 在非标准双语习得中，是否有哪一类动词的句法比其他动词掌握得更快？关于分割不可及性习得的研究为ASH提供了什么见解？

This project sets out to contribute to the current understanding of the acquisition of unaccusativity - also referred to as split intransitivity - by investigating the linguistic production of simultaneous early and consecutive late dialect-Italian bilinguals. By exploring the role played by the input of different and in part conflicting grammars, I aim to ascertain the level of linguistic competence required to master unaccusativity and, ultimately, determine whether and how this is acquired. The novel approach of my study may well offer valuable insights into the intransitivity split itself.Research Questions Against this theoretical backdrop, my PhD project addresses the following questions:1. Does the simultaneous/consecutive attainment of divergent grammars affect the process of acquisition of unaccusative syntax? 2. To what degree does syntactico-semantic competence differ between early and late bilinguals? 3. Are there any classes of verbs whose syntax is mastered sooner than that of others in nonstandard bilingual acquisition?4. What insights does the study of the acquisition of split intransitivity offer with respect to the ASH?