Chapter 5. Answers as a window into the interpretation of questions
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Ana Lúcia Santos
Abstract
In the previous chapter, I reported that children sometimes fail to give the right affrmative answer when the question has a cleft or the focus marker s only in preverbal position. Children give a verbal answer to these questions instead of the required sim yes or SER be answers. At that point, the discussion was left open as to whether the problem was children's comprehension of the structure of a verbal answer or their comprehension of the question. is chapter presents the results of a small experiment designed to obtain an answer to this particular question.
Abstract
In the previous chapter, I reported that children sometimes fail to give the right affrmative answer when the question has a cleft or the focus marker s only in preverbal position. Children give a verbal answer to these questions instead of the required sim yes or SER be answers. At that point, the discussion was left open as to whether the problem was children's comprehension of the structure of a verbal answer or their comprehension of the question. is chapter presents the results of a small experiment designed to obtain an answer to this particular question.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- List of tables xi
- List of figures xii
- Preface xiii
- Abbreviations used in glosses xv
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
- Chapter 2. VPE and the structural and anaphoric properties of minimal answers in EP adult grammar 21
- Chapter 3. Learnability issues in VPE and focus 113
- Chapter 4. How early can VPE be found? 137
- Chapter 5. Answers as a window into the interpretation of questions 225
- Chapter 6. Conclusions 271
- References 283
- Subject index 295
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- List of tables xi
- List of figures xii
- Preface xiii
- Abbreviations used in glosses xv
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
- Chapter 2. VPE and the structural and anaphoric properties of minimal answers in EP adult grammar 21
- Chapter 3. Learnability issues in VPE and focus 113
- Chapter 4. How early can VPE be found? 137
- Chapter 5. Answers as a window into the interpretation of questions 225
- Chapter 6. Conclusions 271
- References 283
- Subject index 295
