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List of abbreviations |
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Chapter 1 Introduction |
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1.2 The explanatory framework |
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Chapter 2 The developmental problem in second language acquisition |
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2.1 Introduction: A burgeoning research field |
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2.2 Theoretical tenets of Processability Theory |
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2.2.1 The underlying logic |
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2.2.2 Language generation |
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2.2.3 Linguistic knowledge |
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2.3 Explaining developmental schedules |
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2.3.1 Feature unification |
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2.3.2 Linking arguments and constituents to functions |
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2.4 Application to German as a Second Language (GSL) |
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Chapter 3 The acquisition of the German case system |
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3.2.1.1 Observations on developmental sequences |
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3.2.1.2 Explaining the Ll developmental sequences |
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3.2.2.1 Theoretical background |
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3.2.2.2 The onset of case development |
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3.2.2.3 The acquisition of the dative case: Structural or lexical? |
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3.2.3 Functionalist approaches |
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3.3 Second language acquisition |
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3.4 Foreign language acquisition |
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3.4.1 An unexplored field |
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3.4.2 Contrastive/Error analysis |
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3.4.3 Developmental analysis |
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Chapter 4 Feature unification and linking in case marking |
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4.3 Representation within PT |
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4.3.1 Direct case mappings |
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4.4 Re-interpretation of prior research |
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4.4.2 Case use with verb arguments vs. prepositional objects |
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4.4.3 The role of personal pronouns |
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4.5 Developmental hypotheses |
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Chapter 5 Methodology |
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5.2.3 Transcription and coding |
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5.3.1 Form-function relationships |
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5.3.2 Emergence criterion |
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Chapter 6 Results and discussion |
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6.2.1 Marking SUBJ and OBJ in canonical word order |
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6.2.1.1 Canonical syntactic structures |
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6.2.1.2 'Case' markers in preverbal subjects |
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6.2.1.3 'Case' markers in postverbal objects |
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6.2.1.4 Developments in the intra-stage |
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6.2.3 Marking SUBJ and OBJ in non-canonical word order |
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6.2.3.3 Elliptic constructions |
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6.2.4 Implicational scaling of morpho-syntactic development |
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6.2.5 Ditransitive constructions |
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6.2.5.1 Options to express the indirect object (OBLO) |
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6.2.5.2 The indirect object as a prepositional phrase |
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6.2.5.3 Position marking of the IO DO sequence? |
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6.2.5.4 Functional case assignment of the indirect object |
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6.2.5.5 From unmarked mapping to functional case assignment |
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6.2.7 Conclusion: From marking the position to marking the function |
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6.3 Prepositional phrases |
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6.3.2 Case development with regard to one-way prepositions |
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6.3.3 Interface between lexical and positional/functional marking |
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6.3.4 Case development with regard to two-way prepositions |
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267 | (8) |
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6.3.5 Interface between functional and conceptual marking |
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6.3.6 Conclusion: Prepositional phrases |
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Chapter 7 General conclusion |
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7.1 The explanatory framework |
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7.2 The developmental sequence of case |
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7.2.1 ...on verb arguments |
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7.2.2 ...in prepositional phrases |
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7.3 Present (and future) contributions to the field |
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References |
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Appendix |
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Index |
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