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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"syntax-pragmatics interface"”.
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The syntax-pragmatics interface in L2 : aspects of information structure teaching and learning in a Saudi ESL context
… (L2) learners, this thesis sheds light on the Syntax-Information Structure interface (i.e., the mapping of information structure categories and the various syntactic constructions that realise those categories) as a barrier in L2 acquisition and it explores the effect of explicit and implicit …
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Why even ask? : on the pragmatics of questions and the semantics of answers
This work investigates the semantics-pragmatics and syntax-pragmatics interface of interrogatives, focusing on the effect of presupposition-triggering expressions like even and Negative Polarity Items (NPIs). In exploring these cases, I aim is to contribute new empirical evidence and theoretical …
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Clitic-doubled left dislocation in L2 Spanish: findings from learners' production data
<p>The Interface Hypothesis (IH) claims that constructions that involve an interface between syntax and other cognitive domains are especially vulnerable to residual optionality or instability in bilingual grammars. However, the evidence is inconsistent and more research is necessary to elucidate …