Acquisition preferences for negative concord
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2010
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van Kampen, N.J.
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Smith, Andrew D M
Schouwstra, Marieke
Boer , Bart de
Smith, Kenny
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Abstract
Negated sentences in Dutch child language are analyzed. It is argued that, rather than an innate UG structure, the child's acquisition procedure explains a temporary rise and fall of negative concord. It is further suggested that natural preferences of the acquisition procedure are a substantive source for grammatical universals. This evades the assumption that the evolution of the human brain as such has already produced an innate repertoire of grammatical universals.
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van Kampen, N J 2010, Acquisition preferences for negative concord. in A D M Smith, M Schouwstra, B D Boer & K Smith (eds), The Evolution of Language : Proceedings of the 8th International Conference (EVOLANG8), Utrecht, Netherlands, 14 – 17 April 2010. World Scienctific, Singapore/London/New Jersey, pp. 321-328. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814295222_0041