Chapter 2. The development of derivation in early Greek first language acquisition
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Ursula Stephany
Abstract
This study is concerned with the development of derivational prefixation and suffixation in early Greek language acquisition and is based on the speech of a monolingual Greek girl from 1;8 to 3;0 years in interaction with her mother (Katis Corpus). The most productive derivational affixes are verbal prefixes while derivational suffixes prevail in adjectives and nouns. Special attention is paid to the development of word families (lexemes sharing a base) and word series (sets of derivatives sharing a derivational affix) in the child’s lexicon and to a comparison with child-directed speech. The study is committed to usage-based approaches to language acquisition according to which “language structure emerges from language use” (Tomasello 2003: 327) and productivity arises within item-based schemas.
Abstract
This study is concerned with the development of derivational prefixation and suffixation in early Greek language acquisition and is based on the speech of a monolingual Greek girl from 1;8 to 3;0 years in interaction with her mother (Katis Corpus). The most productive derivational affixes are verbal prefixes while derivational suffixes prevail in adjectives and nouns. Special attention is paid to the development of word families (lexemes sharing a base) and word series (sets of derivatives sharing a derivational affix) in the child’s lexicon and to a comparison with child-directed speech. The study is committed to usage-based approaches to language acquisition according to which “language structure emerges from language use” (Tomasello 2003: 327) and productivity arises within item-based schemas.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of abbreviations vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
- Chapter 2. The development of derivation in early Greek first language acquisition 21
- Chapter 3. Derivational patterns in spontaneous data of French-speaking parent-child interactions before age three 53
- Chapter 4. Emergence and early development of derivatives in Danish child language 85
- Chapter 5. Early phases of development of German derivational morphology 109
- Chapter 6. Derivational morphology in Croatian child language 141
- Chapter 7. Acquisition of derivational morphology in Russian 169
- Chapter 8. The acquisition of the Lithuanian derivational system 197
- Chapter 9. Acquisition of noun and verb derivation in Estonian 217
- Chapter 10. Derivation in Finnish child speech and child-directed speech 237
- Chapter 11. Noun and verb derivations in early Turkish child and child-directed speech 263
- Chapter 12. Conclusions 289
- Subject index 305
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of abbreviations vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
- Chapter 2. The development of derivation in early Greek first language acquisition 21
- Chapter 3. Derivational patterns in spontaneous data of French-speaking parent-child interactions before age three 53
- Chapter 4. Emergence and early development of derivatives in Danish child language 85
- Chapter 5. Early phases of development of German derivational morphology 109
- Chapter 6. Derivational morphology in Croatian child language 141
- Chapter 7. Acquisition of derivational morphology in Russian 169
- Chapter 8. The acquisition of the Lithuanian derivational system 197
- Chapter 9. Acquisition of noun and verb derivation in Estonian 217
- Chapter 10. Derivation in Finnish child speech and child-directed speech 237
- Chapter 11. Noun and verb derivations in early Turkish child and child-directed speech 263
- Chapter 12. Conclusions 289
- Subject index 305
