《空主语文的心理语言学研究——以母语习得者和第二语言习得者为中心》着眼于第一语言习得者和第二语言习得者的空主语句子理解，提出“句子理解策略转变假说”，主张句子理解策略随着语言习得，从知觉策略移动到语言策略。用第一语言习得者和第二语言习得者的数据，构筑了新的句子理解理论，解决了对于句子理解理论长期争论不休的局面。同时对于第一语言习得者和第二语言习得者研究也很有帮助。本书由翟勇著。

Introduction

Chapter 1 : Previous Studies

 1.1 Theoretical issues of empty subject sentences

1.1.1 Empty subject sentence in English

1.1.2 Empty subject sentence in Japanese

1.1.3 Empty subject sentence in Chinese

1.1.4 Summary

 1.2 Processing of empty subject sentences

1.2.1 English empty subject sentence processing

1.2.2 Japanese empty subject sentence processing

1.2.3 Chinese empty subject sentence processing

 1.3 Conclusion

Chapter 2: Processing empty subject sentences among Chinese children

 2.1 Language Acquisition

2.1.1 Skinner's (1957) view

2.1.2 Chomsky's (1959) view

2.1.3 Piaget's (1970) view

2.1.4 Chomsky's (1976) view

2.1.5 Summary

 2.2 Experiments

2.2.1 Off-line Experiment

2.2.2 On-line Experiment

2.2.3 General discussion from SOV and OSV orders

 2.3 Concluding remarks

Chapter 3 : Processing empty subject sentences among Japanese children

 3.1 Experiment

3.1.1 Experimental Design

3.1.2 Apparatus and Procedure

3.1.3 SOV word order

3.1.4 OSV word order

3.1.5 General discussion from SOV and OSV orders

 3.2 Concluding remarks

Chapter 4.Processing empty subject sentences among L1 English / L2 Chinese learners

 4.1 Research and Theoretical issues in Second Language (L2) Acquisition

 4.2 Experiment

4.2.1 Experimental Design

4.2.2 Apparatus and Procedure

4.2.3 SOV word order

4.2.4 OSV word order

4.2.5 General discussion from SOV and OSV orders

 4.3 Concluding remarks

Chapter 5 : Processing empty subject sentences among L1 English / L2 Japanese learners

 5.1 Experiment

5.1.1 Experimental Design

5.1.2 Apparatus and Procedure

5.1.3 SOV word order

5.1.4 OSV word order

5.1.5 General discussion from SOV and OSV orders

 5.2 Concluding remarks

Chapter 6 : Conclusion

Appendices

 Appendix A: Dui-construction in Chinese

 Appendix B : Verb Acquisition (Ch.2)

 Appendix C: Chinese Sentences for Experiment (Ch.2)

 Appendix D: Japanese Sentences for Experiment (Ch.3 )

 Appendix E : Chinese Sentences for Experiment (Ch.4)

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