The Binding Theory Module

Evidence from First Language Acquisition for Principle C

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2903028
AutoresBarbara Lust (0000-0002-7923-7937), Julie Eisele, Julie A Eisele, Reiko Mazuka (0000-0001-7862-7768)
Año1992
Volumen68
Número2
Páginas333
Fecha de publicación1992-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLanguage (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/416944
OpenAlexW2320039093
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas12

This paper offers a critical review of a series of experimental studies of first-language acquisition of anaphora. These studies provide converging evidence that children acquiring English respect Principle C of the Binding Theory—specifically, a form of Principle C in which an r-expression is pronoun free. Principle C is respected continuously across overt syntax development (from 3 to 7 years). Although knowledge of Principle C interacts significantly with both directionality and pragmatic context, it is independent of these. Initial results on acquisition of anaphora in Japanese are also reported, suggesting that, subject to further research, early knowledge of Principle C may prove to be universal

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