A recent series of articles by Mazurkewich (1984a; 1984b; 1985) has suggested that the English dative alternation is acquired by L2 speakers in the sequence: [__ NP PP] → [_ NP NP]. This order of ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Among the most robust generalizations in syntactic markedness is the association of semantic role with person/animacy rank, discussed first in ...