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The Linguistics Enterprise Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today (LA) Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today (LA) provides a platform for original monograph studies into synchronic and diachronic linguistics. Studies in LA confront empirical and theoretical problems as these are currently discussed in syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, and systematic pragmatics with the aim to establish robust empirical generalizations within a universalistic perspective. General Editors Werner Abraham Elly van Gelderen University of Vienna / Arizona State University Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Advisory Editorial Board Josef Bayer Christer Platzack University of Konstanz University of Lund Cedric Boeckx Ian Roberts ICREA/Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Cambridge University Guglielmo Cinque Lisa deMena Travis University of Venice McGill University Liliane Haegeman Sten Vikner University of Ghent University of Aarhus Hubert Haider C. Jan-Wouter Zwart University of Salzburg University of Groningen Terje Lohndal University of Maryland Volume 150 The Linguistics Enterprise. From knowledge of language to knowledge in linguistics Edited by Martin Everaert, Tom Lentz, Hannah De Mulder, Øystein Nilsen and Arjen Zondervan The Linguistics Enterprise From knowledge of language to knowledge in linguistics Edited by Martin Everaert1 Tom Lentz1 Hannah De Mulder1 Øystein Nilsen2 Arjen Zondervan1 1Utrecht University / 2Queen Mary, University of London John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam / Philadelphia TM The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of 8 American National Standard for Information Sciences – Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The linguistics enterprise : from knowledge of language to knowledge in linguistics / edited by Martin Everaert ... [et al.]. p. cm. (Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, issn 0166-0829 ; v. 150) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Cognitive grammar. 2. Semantics. 3. Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax. I. Everaert, Martin. P165.L54 2010 415--dc22 2009043585 isbn 978 90 272 5533 4 (Hb ; alk. paper) isbn 978 90 272 8866 0 (Eb) © 2010 – John Benjamins B.V. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the publisher. John Benjamins Publishing Co. · P.O. Box 36224 · 1020 me Amsterdam · The Netherlands John Benjamins North America · P.O. Box 27519 · Philadelphia pa 19118-0519 · usa Table of contents List of contributors vii The linguistics enterprise: From knowledge of language to knowledge in linguistics 1 Martin Everaert, Tom Lentz, Hannah De Mulder, Øystein Nilsen & Arjen Zondervan Scope ambiguities through the mirror 11 Raffaella Bernardi Phonetic and phonological approaches to early word recognition: Empirical findings, methodological issues, and theoretical implications 55 Paola Escudero & Titia Benders Restructuring head and argument in West-Germanic 79 Arnold E. Evers Scope assignment in child language: On the role of the Question Under Discussion 99 Andrea Gualmini & Sharon Unsworth The learnability of A-bar chains 115 Jacqueline van Kampen Looking at anaphora: The psychological reality of the Primitives of Binding model 141 Arnout W. Koornneef Incremental discourse processing: How coherence relations influence the resolution of pronouns 167 Willem M. Mak & Ted J.M. Sanders Theoretical validity and psychological reality of the grammatical code 183 Ad Neeleman & Hans van de Koot Monitoring for speech errors has different functions in inner and overt speech 213 Sieb Nooteboom What’s in a quantifier? 235 Rick Nouwen vi The Linguistics Enterprise Minimal versus not so minimal pronouns: Feature transmission, feature deletion, and the role of economy in the language system 257 Eric Reuland Against partitioned readings of reciprocals 283 Sivan Sabato & Yoad Winter The representation and processing of fixed and compositional expressions 291 Joost Schilperoord & Rein Cozijn Clitic doubling in Spanish: Agreement of the third kind 315 Jan Schroten Metalinguistic processing and acquisition within the MOGUL framework 327 Michael Sharwood Smith Catching heffalumps: Onset fricatives in child speech 345 Wim Zonneveld Index 377 List of contributors Raffaella Bernardi Andrea Gualmini Faculty of Computer Science Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Utrecht University Via della Mostra 4, Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht 39100 Bolzano, Italy. The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] Titia Benders Jacqueline van Kampen Institute of Phonetic Sciences Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS University of Amsterdam Utrecht University Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht The Netherlands The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] Arnout W. Koornneef Paola Escudero Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS Institute of Phonetic Sciences Utrecht University University of Amsterdam Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam The Netherlands The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] Hans van de Koot Rein Cozijn Department of Phonetics and Linguistics Department of Communication and University College London Information Sciences Chandler House Tilburg University 2 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PF PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg United Kingdom The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] Tom Lentz Martin Everaert Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS Utrecht University Utrecht University Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht The Netherlands The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] Willem M. Mak Arnold E. Evers Department of Dutch Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS Utrecht University Utrecht University Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht The Netherlands The Netherlands [email protected] viii The Linguistics Enterprise Hannah De Mulder Sivan Sabato Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS School of Computer Science and Utrecht University Engineering, Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht The Hebrew University-Givat-Ram The Netherlands Edmond Safra Campus [email protected] Jerusalem, 91904 Israel [email protected] Ad Neeleman Department of Phonetics and Linguistics Ted J. M. Sanders University College London Department of Dutch Chandler House Utrecht University 2 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1 PF Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht United Kingdom The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] Øystein Nilsen Joost Schilperoord Department of Linguistics Department of Communication and Queen Mary, University of London Information Sciences Mile End Road, London E1 4NS Tilburg University United Kingdom PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg [email protected] The Netherlands [email protected] Sieb Nooteboom Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS Jan Schroten Utrecht University Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht Utrecht University The Netherlands Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht [email protected] The Netherlands Michael Sharwood Smith Rick Nouwen Department of Language and Intercultural Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS/ Studies Department of Dutch Heriot-Watt University Utrecht University EH14 4AS Edinburgh Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht United Kingdom The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] Sharon Unsworth Eric Reuland Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS/Meertens Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS institute Utrecht University Utrecht University Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht The Netherlands The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] List of contributors i Yoad Winter Wim Zonneveld Department of Modern Languages Department of Modern Languages Utrecht University Utrecht University Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht The Netherlands The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] Arjen Zondervan Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS Utrecht University Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht The Netherlands [email protected]

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