@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.2143/ITL.151.0.2015223, author = "García Mayo, María del Pilar and Ibarrola, Amparo Lázaro and Liceras, Juana M.", title = "Agreement in the English Interlanguage of Basque/Spanish Bilinguals: a Minimalist Farewell to pro", journal= "ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics", year = "2006", volume = "151", number = "1", pages = "83-98", doi = "https://doi.org/10.2143/ITL.151.0.2015223", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.2143/ITL.151.0.2015223", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "0019-0829", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "This study investigates the status of subject pronouns in the English interlanguage of Basque-Spanish bilinguals from a minimalist perspective. The oral production of 20 participants was analyzed at two different points in their acquisition of English (Time 1:396 hours of exposure; Time 2:564 hours of exposure). The pronoun he, systematicaily adjoined to the verb at Time 1 in sentences that already feature a DP subject, is interpreted as a place holder for the agreement morphemes in the subjects' L 1s. At Time 2 the entire pronominal system is acquired and English pronouns become independent. The reanalysis of pronouns, from agreement morphemes to free elements, is argued to have a direct impact on the distribution of inflection in the participants' English interlanguage.", }