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The volume 'Null Objects from a Cross-Linguistic and Developmental Perspective' explores the complexities of missing object constructions and their implications for existing theories of null objects. It emphasizes the role of formal constraints and semantic properties in the licensing of null objects across languages, while also addressing developmental aspects related to language acquisition. The significance of animacy, particularly in Portuguese varieties, is highlighted as a key factor influencing null object distribution.

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The volume 'Null Objects from a Cross-Linguistic and Developmental Perspective' explores the complexities of missing object constructions and their implications for existing theories of null objects. It emphasizes the role of formal constraints and semantic properties in the licensing of null objects across languages, while also addressing developmental aspects related to language acquisition. The significance of animacy, particularly in Portuguese varieties, is highlighted as a key factor influencing null object distribution.

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19 Null Objects from
The volume Null Objects from a Cross-linguistic and Developmental
a Cross-Linguistic and

Null Objects from a Cross-Linguistic and Developmental Perspective


Barbosa & Flores
Perspective brings together theoretical and empirical contributions
on missing object constructions, revealing a nuanced and
multifaceted phenomenon that poses challenges to current theories Developmental Perspective
of null objects. The selected papers highlight the significance of
the interplay between formal constraints and semantic properties
(namely definiteness and animacy) in the licensing of null objects
cross-linguistically. The formally oriented papers contribute to Edited by Pilar Barbosa
ongoing discussions on the mechanisms underlying the derivation
of null objects. The differences between null objects that are licensed and Cristina Flores
by rich agreement and those that are agreement independent are

Language Faculty and Beyond


Internal and External Variation in Linguistics
also addressed. From a developmental perspective, the papers on
null objects in language acquisition, including second language
learning, further provide valuable insights into the intricate
processes underlying the acquisition of referential expressions.
The role of animacy emerges as a central question, particularly in
the context of Portuguese varieties, where differences in pronominal
systems contribute to variation in null object distribution.

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isbn 978 90 272 2003 5

John Benjamins Publishing Company


John Benjamins Publishing Company

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