Functional projections, markedness, and “root infinitives” in early child Greek
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20344395 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Spyridoula Varlokosta (0000-0002-9479-7887), Anne Vainikka, Bernhard Rohrbacher |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Linguistic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0167-6318 • E-ISSN: 1613-3676 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/tlir.1998.15.2-3.187 |
| OpenAlex | W2087121144 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
The aim of this paper is to determine whether there is an equivalent Root Infinitive stage for children acquiring a language which does not have an infinitive construction, namely Modern Greek. We find that in the typical Root Infinitive contexts Greek children use a verb form involving the suffix -i, which corresponds to the 3rd person singular suffix, as well as to a participial form. We argue that the data are best explained by treating the -i form as the participle, thus suggesting that the putative congener of the Root Infinitive need not be an infinitive. Under Rizzi's (1994) approach, we would in fact expect various non-finite verb forms to be attested in the main clauses of the youngest speakers of various languages
Infinitive · Linguistics · Markedness · Participle · Suffix · Verb · Computer Science · Gender Studies in Language · Language Development and Disorders · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |