The null subject has always been central to linguistic theory, because it tells us a great deal
about the underlying structure of language in the human brain, and about the interface …

The findings from a number of recent studies indicate that, even in cases of successful
bilingual first language acquisition, the possibility remains of a certain degree of …

This study investigates the acceptability of Italian and English pronominal subject forms in−
topic shift [− TS] and+ topic shift [+ TS] contexts in English-Italian and Spanish-Italian …

Die Mehrsprachigkeitsforschung verdeutlicht, welche Chancen sich für Kinder bieten, die in
einer mehrsprachigen Umgebung aufwachsen, und wie der Weg zu mehr als einer …

The point of departure of this study is the well-known hypothesis according to which
structures that involve the syntax–pragmatics interface and instantiate a surface overlap …

This study investigates whether advanced second language (L2) learners of a nonnull
subject language (Dutch) are influenced by their null subject first language (L1)(Turkish) in …

Figure 1.1 The (inverted) T/Y-model 7 Figure 1.2 Reinhart's (2006) model 10 Figure 1.3
Jackendoff's (2002) model 18 Figure 1.4 Structure of the cats in the parallel architecture …

Previous research has shown that children attend to discourse-pragmatics (eg newness,
joint attention) when they produce referential forms in both languages that permit subject …

This paper focuses on early grammatical development through the prism of missing subjects
in child language. Central work on this topic is reviewed and an attempt is made to draw out …

This article assesses the impact of bilingualism on the acquisition of pronominal direct
objects in French and English (clitics in French and strong pronouns in English). We show …