This paper presents an analysis of the ditransitive constructions in Finnish, a language with flexible word order. I argue that the base-generated order of Finnish ditransitive structures, which permit both direct object-indirect object (DO-IO) order and IO-DO order, is in fact DO-IO. According to my analysis, IO-DO order is generated by discourse-driven scrambling of the IO. These claims are s...

Multiple occurrences of ziji in Mandarin Chinese pose a theoretical challenge which has not been met satisfactorily by previous analyses (see Huang & Liu, 2001; et al., 2009). In this paper, we employ parsing analysis the co-reference relationship between zijis and their potential antecedents within framework Dynamic Syntax (Kempson Cann 2005). Since perspective center for multiple is deter...

In recent years, there has been increased interest in examining and explaining the differential difficulty of acquisition of language modules, interfaces, operations, and constructions (Lardiere 2005, 2008; Slabakova 2006, 2008; White, 2003). For example, a recent GASLA plenary, Lardiere 2005, argued that morphological competence should be accorded a special status and highlighted its differenc...

There is much research on the syntax-semantics and syntax-phonology interaction. However, exact relation between prosodic patterns informational structure (as part of pragmatics) still to be investigated. In this empirical study, we challenge view that prosody pragmatics are two autonomous levels grammar. This paper an analysis narrative poem ‘Mending Wall’ recited by Robert Frost explore featu...

Patients with schizophrenia often display unusual language impairments. This is a wide ranging critical review of the literature on language in schizophrenia since the 19th century. We survey schizophrenic language level by level, from phonetics through phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. There are at least two kinds of impairment (perhaps not fully distinct): thought diso...

Ever since Constantino’s (1965) study on the different sentence patterns of Philippine languages appeared, most of the studies regarding the sentence structure only dealt with the problem in pure syntactic terms. In fact, Constantino’s classic paper merely listed the different types of sentences that are found in the various Philippine languages. The most recent study on Tagalog gave an attempt...