Bilingual First Language Acquisition at the Interface between Syntax and Pragmatics.

Hulk, Aafke; Muller, Natascha

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ERIC Number: EJ632772

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Publication Date: 2000

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Bilingual First Language Acquisition at the Interface between Syntax and Pragmatics.

Hulk, Aafke; Muller, Natascha

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, v3 n3 p227-44 Dec 2000

Suggests that in acquiring two languages from birth, bilingual children separate their grammars from very early on. Focuses on the acquisition of syntax in a generative framework. Argues that cross-linguistic influence can occur if an interface level between two modules of grammar is involved, and the two languages overlap at the surface level (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Grammar, Linguistic Borrowing, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Syntactic Aspects of Bilingual Acquisition.