Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

This book proposes that the two “independent” conditions on argumenthood, namely, case and referentiality, are strongly correlated and have to be associated with each other in syntax as syntactic features. It shows that languages exhibit variation in the way this association is implemented in their syntax, which prese…

This study examines the acquisition of the inflectional system by a Turkish child learner of English. Results from longitudinal data collected over 18 months are reported, presenting counterevidence for recent hypotheses on early L2 acquisition according to which missing functional items reflect missing functional cat…

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• ELENA GUERZONI

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• ELENA GUERZONI

Abstract In many languages, overt case marking hidesϕ‐features from agreement probes. In some languages, such as Hindi, this effect is absolute. But in Adıyaman Kurmanji, our focus here, the effect is partial: the number feature of third‐person oblique subjects can be registered on the verb. We account for the differe…

• ÜMİT ATLAMAZ

How might syntactic bootstrapping apply in Turkish, which employs inflectional morphology to indicate grammatical relations and allows argument ellipsis? We investigated whether Turkish speakers interpret constructions differently depending on the number of NPs in the sentence, the presence of accusative case marking…

• AYŞE AYLİN KÜNTAY COPTY

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• UMUT ÖZGE

This chapter reviews current work on child second language acquisition from a generative perspective. The primary goal is to identify characteristics of child L2 acquisition in relation to child first language (L1) acquisition and adult second language (L2) acquisition and to discuss its contribution to these sister f…

• BELMA HAZNEDAR KESKİN

This chapter investigates the Turkish Noun Phrase (NP), with emphasis on the structural position of possessors, demonstratives, numerals, and adjectives as well as the interpretation of possessors in different contexts. It investigates ellipsis within Turkish NPs, which turns out to be a particularly useful tool for p…

Abstract In order to investigate the distinct nuances of meaning conveyed by the different intonational contours encountered in yes-no questions in English, we conducted a corpus study of the intonation of 410 naturally occurring spoken interrogative-form yes-no questions in American English. First we annotated the in…

• EMRAH GÖRGÜLÜ

This study investigates how native Turkish-speaking participants of different ages produce new referents in narrative discourse about a 6-frame picture series. Turkish does not obligatorily encode the distinction between indefinite and definite reference with a formal article system. The expression of indefiniteness i…

• AYŞE AYLİN KÜNTAY COPTY

This study examines the status of the functional categories in child second language (L2) acquisition of English. Results from longitudinally collected data are reported, presenting counterevidence for recent hypotheses on early L2 acquisition that assume (1) a structure-building approach according to which the acquis…

• BELMA HAZNEDAR KESKİN