Theses - Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
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Learning, Consolidating, and Generalising Novel Morphology
(2018-04-04)Despite a central role for morphological knowledge in supporting linguistic generalisation, the neural representations supporting its learning remain largely unexplored. This thesis addressed this gap by exploring the role ... -
The Sinitic Nominal Phrase Structure: A Minimalist Perspective
(2010-04-24)This dissertation is a comparative study of the morphosyntax of the constituents referred to as noun phrases in traditional grammar. In line with Abney’s (1987) Determiner Phrase (DP) Hypothesis, this study investigates ... -
Children’s development of Quantity, Relevance and Manner implicature understanding and the role of the speaker’s epistemic state
(2017-11-07)In learning language, children have to acquire not only words and constructions, but also the ability to make inferences about a speaker’s intended meaning. For instance, if in answer to the question, ‘what did you put in ...
