Note that two of the children's questions (e.g. (57) and (58)) contain the focus particle ook (also). As a matter of fact, one three year old subject in the experimental study described in Chapter 3 inserted this particle in three of the six *hoeven sentences, suggesting that ook (also) might function as a sort of dummy licenser. Two examples of ook (also)-insertion are given below:
|
test sentence |
*Dat pakje appelsap hoef ik te hebben. That can of apple juice need I to have. |
| ERIC |
Ik hoef ook awelsap te hebben. I need also apple juice to have. |
|
test sentence |
*Ik hoef vandaag naar school te fietsen. I need today to school to bike. |
| ERIC |
Ik hoefoef va+...
[/] vandaag ook naar
school te fietsen. I need to+... [/] today also to school to bike. |
From a grammaticality judgment test with seven-year-olds (which is discussed in Chapter 5) however, it became clear that sentences with hoeven and ook (also) are considered as incorrect.
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