Definiteness Effects : Bilingual, Typological and Diachronic Variation

This Volume Explores In Detail The Empirical And Conceptual Content Of The Definiteness Effect In Grammar. It Brings Together A Variety Of Relevant Observations From A Typological, Diachronic And A Bilingual/second Language Acquisition Perspective, And Provides A General Overview Of Different Approaches Concerned With The Syntactic, Morphological, Semantic, And Pragmatic Properties Of The Definiteness Effect In A Series Of European And Non-european Languages.