Does finiteness mark assertion? A picture selection study with native speakers and adult learners of German

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Convergence on finite V2 clauses in L1, bilingual L1 and early L2 acquisition 1
4. The acquisition of functional categories in child L1 and adult L2 Dutch 45
5. The acquisition of syntactic finiteness in L1 German. A structure-building approach. 97
6. Stepping stones and stumbling blocks. Why negation accelerates and additive particles delay the acquisition of finiteness in German 135
7. Does finiteness mark assertion? A picture selection study with native speakers and adult learners of German 169
8. Light verbs and the acquisition of finiteness and negation in Dutch as a second language 203
9. Finiteness in children with SLI – a functional approach 235
10. Functional and modal elements in child and adult Russian 261
11. How much (morpho-)syntax is needed to express finiteness? 283
12. Relating Italian articles and clitic object pronouns in bilingual children acquiring Italian and German 307
13. Backmatter 343