scholarly journals Introduction into comparative analysis of functional negation in Polish, German and Yiddish in the context of generative theory of principles and parameters

Author(s):  
Dorota Orsson
Author(s):  
Issa Sanusi ◽  
Ọlatubọsun Ọmọlewu

This paper compares negative constructions in Standard Yorùbá (SY) and Ẹ̀gbá dialect (ẸD) using the Principles and Parameters theory as a theoretical framework. A major finding of this study is that while ‘má’ is attested as a negative marker in SY, it is attested as a progressive marker in ẸD. It is also found that, the negative marker ‘kò’ is the only negative marker in SY that has variants ‘kò’ and ‘ò’; but all negative markers in ẸD except ‘àì’ and ‘tì’ have variants. In terms of behaviour and features of these negative markers in different syntactic positions, a lot of differences exist between those that are attested in SY and ẸD, bringing about differences in their negative constructions. The paper concluded that, despite the fact that Ẹ̀gbá dialect is a dialect of Yorùbá, a lot of differences were seen in their negative constructions as a result of the differences in the syntactic positions and features of the negative markers attested in the two speech forms.


2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Hely Dutra Cabral da Fonseca

A idéia de uma gramática default nos estágios iniciais da aquisição da linguagem tem sido defendida por vários lingüistas. Hyams (1983) foi quem primeiro observou que a criança demonstra ter o parâmetro do sujeito nulo, mudando-o mais tarde para o padrão não pro-drop, no caso da língua inglesa. O principal objetivo do presente estudo, com base nos dados examinados, é o de divulgar a existência de um parâmetro em default para a negação no Português Brasileiro (PB).PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Teoria gerativa. Princípios e Parâmetros. Gramática. default. ABSTRACT The idea of a default grammar in early stages of language acquisition has been put forward by several linguists. Hyams (1983) was one of the first who observed that children shows up first a null subject parameter, changing it later for the non-drop pattern, in the case of the English language acquisition. The main objective of the present study, based on the data examined, is to spread the news about the existence of a parameter in a default status for negation in Brazilian Portuguese.KEYWORD: Generative theory. Principles and Parameters. Grammar. default.  


2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 398-398
Author(s):  
Luis H. Braga ◽  
Joao L. Pippi Salle ◽  
Sumit Dave ◽  
Sean Skeldon ◽  
Armando J. Lorenzo ◽  
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