What is the nature of the relation between a verb and its arguments? In this dissertation, I look... more What is the nature of the relation between a verb and its arguments? In this dissertation, I look to evidence from language acquisition for answers, focusing on a class of constructions commonly used to express possession transfer and spatial motion. Any theory of argument ...
Several studies on the acquisition of quantification (Musolino 1998, Musolino, Crain and Thornton... more Several studies on the acquisition of quantification (Musolino 1998, Musolino, Crain and Thornton, 2001, Lidz and Musolino 2001) have shown that 4-to 6-year-old children differ systematically from adults in their ability to assign inverse scope to ambiguous sentences ...
What is the nature of the relation between a verb and its arguments? In this dissertation, I look... more What is the nature of the relation between a verb and its arguments? In this dissertation, I look to evidence from language acquisition for answers, focusing on a class of constructions commonly used to express possession transfer and spatial motion. Any theory of argument ...
Several studies on the acquisition of quantification (Musolino 1998, Musolino, Crain and Thornton... more Several studies on the acquisition of quantification (Musolino 1998, Musolino, Crain and Thornton, 2001, Lidz and Musolino 2001) have shown that 4-to 6-year-old children differ systematically from adults in their ability to assign inverse scope to ambiguous sentences ...
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