Input beyond the threshold: Explaining AUX-initial declaratives

Rebecca Woods; Johannes Heim; Joel Wallenberg

doi:10.25422/azu.data.14481675

Input beyond the threshold: Explaining AUX-initial declaratives

Rebecca Woods
, Johannes Heim^* (Corresponding Author)
, Joel Wallenberg

^*Corresponding author for this work

Newcastle University

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Abstract

English-acquiring children exhibit a canonical S(Aux)VO word order remarkably early. We aim to shed light on the processes of setting a canonical order by presenting new data from an early-talking British English-acquiring child. Contrary to what is generally reported, this child exhibits AuxSVO word order for both statements and polar questions. We explain his striking difference in acquiring canonical word order by two complementary frequency-driven learning strategies.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.14481675
Publication status	Published - 9 Jun 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	39th Meeting of the West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL) - Online event hosted by the University of Arizona Duration: 8 Apr 2021 → 11 Apr 2021 https://sites.google.com/view/wccfl2021/

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Conference	39th Meeting of the West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL)
Abbreviated title	WCCFL 39
Period	8/04/21 → 11/04/21
Internet address	https://sites.google.com/view/wccfl2021/

Keywords

first language acquisition
variational learning
tolerance principle
Linguistics

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