LINGUIST List 8.451

Wed Apr 2 1997

Sum: Lexical vs. pronominal subjects

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1. Lawrence B. Lewis, Lexical vs. pronominal subjects

A few weeks ago, I asked for references on factors that influence
whether speakers (particularly children) produce lexical subjects 
versus pronominal subjects. The following is the list of references I
have received to date. Many thanks to all who responded.


 Ariel, M. (1985). The discourse functions of given information.
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 Bennett-Kastor, T. (1983). Noun phrases and coherence in child
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 Bennett-Kastor, T., & Hickey, T. (1993). Narrative development in
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child language. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child 
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 Bloom, P. (1993). Grammatical continuity in language development: The
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in Korean acquisition. In Ho-min Sohn and John Haig (Eds.), Japanese/Korean
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study of determiners and reference. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 17, 539-558.
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children aged 1 3 years. (pp. 46-50) SKS, Helsinki. 
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some aspects of reference and anaphora. First Language, 10, 105-125.