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Proceedings of the 6th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference (GASLA 2002): L2 Links edited by Juana M. Liceras, Helmut Zobl, and Helen Goodluck ISBN 1-57473-401-6 library binding vii + 360 pages publication date: 2003 published by Cascadilla Proceedings Project, Somerville, MA, USA Table of contents Abstract Laurent Dekydtspotter and Jon C. Hathorn Reflexes of a Syntactico-Semantic Organization in English-French Implicatures 34-44 (complete pdf) This paper examines the interpretation of sentences containing existential quantifiers with separable adjectival restrictions by English-French learners. Specifically, we focus on the scopal interactions of continuous and discontinuous existential quantifiers with universal quantifiers, considering the implications for the pragmatic knowledge of learners. We argue that knowledge of interpretation in English-French acquisition logically requires idiosyncratic scope constraints on LF representations and mandatory calculations of LF-induced scalar implicatures. We show that mandatory (LF-induced) computations are present throughout English-French development. We argue that domain specific constraints and mandatory computations strongly support Schwartz's (1986, 1987) thesis that a Fodorian processing module explains the nature of L2 acquisition. |