Functional Categories in Language Acquisition formatIsbn:Hardcover - 9783484304567 -- Bibliography -- Index --

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Functional Categories in Language Acquisition formatIsbn:Hardcover - 9783484304567 -- Bibliography -- Index --This study investigates the acquisition of Functional Categories (e. g., INFL (AGR, TNS), DET, COMP) from the perspective of self organization in generative grammar. Language is conceived of as a dynamical system which evolves in time and bifurcates when critical thresholds are reached. The emergence of syntax as evidenced by the acquisition of Functional Categories is the major bifurcation in child language acquisition. Target values of syntactic