The Northern Subject Rule: Studying the Type of Subject effect in Native Dutch speakers
dc.contributor.advisor | Koeneman, O.N.C.J. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Kemenade, A.M.C. van | |
dc.contributor.author | Ditshuizen, N.F. | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-10-22 | |
dc.description.abstract | The current study was designed to see whether advanced Dutch speakers of English show a sensitivity towards the Type of Subject constraint of the Northern Subject Rule (NSR). The NSR is a morphosyntactic phenomenon which allows for an -s on the verb in a third person plural context. This study only used irregular plural subject items because these items do not end on an -s. It could be argued that there is possible rhyming effect with regular plural items as both the verb and subject end on an -s. If Dutch learners show a sensitivity towards the Type of Subject-constraint, it cannot be due to the input they received but innate principles could be at work. A pre-test was needed so that the experimental test was unbiased. The unbiased pre-test was used for the experimental test. Both tests had two possible answers for the participants to choose from: one sentence with the Type of Subject constraint and one sentence without. The pre-test did not contain the -s on the verb which marks the NSR. The results suggest that Dutch learners show no significant preference for the Type of Subject constraint but show a step in the right direction. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/12374 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Letteren | en_US |
dc.thesis.specialisation | Engelse taal en cultuur | en_US |
dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Bachelor Engelse taal en cultuur | en_US |
dc.thesis.type | Bachelor | en_US |
dc.title | The Northern Subject Rule: Studying the Type of Subject effect in Native Dutch speakers | en_US |
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