The Acquisition of Subjecthood

This paper examines the process by which subject properties are acquired by noun phrases not previously having those properties. The evidence presented indicates that behavioral subject properties (like the ability of an NP to delete under Equi) are acquired historically prior to subject coding prop...

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Published in:Language (Baltimore) 1980-12, Vol.56 (4), p.719-743
Main Authors: Cole, Peter, Harbert, Wayne, Hermon, Gabriella, Sridhar, S. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Grammatical clauses
Grammatical constructions
Hope
Nominative case
Police
Polynesian studies
Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive verbs
Sentences
Verbs
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Summary:This paper examines the process by which subject properties are acquired by noun phrases not previously having those properties. The evidence presented indicates that behavioral subject properties (like the ability of an NP to delete under Equi) are acquired historically prior to subject coding properties (like nominative case-marking and control of verb agreement).
ISSN:0097-8507
1535-0665
DOI:10.2307/413485