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Exploring patterns of adaptation in child-directed speech during the process of early grammaticalization in child language
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Abstract
This contribution analyzes adaptation between child language and child-directed speech (CDS) during the development of grammaticalization in child language. The study compares developmental trajectories of three children (learning Dutch, Austrian German and French) with the trajectories of the CDS of their caretakers. It takes an exploratory approach to describing patterns of development and variability in specific aspects of language development, such as the relative frequency of one-, two/three- and more-word utterances, noun proportions in vocabulary, and determiner/filler use and omission. The analyses consist of descriptive techniques that can be used to visualize patterns of development, which are transferable to other contexts. The results point to real time, ongoing processes of accommodation that are part of an effective communicative flow.
Abstract
This contribution analyzes adaptation between child language and child-directed speech (CDS) during the development of grammaticalization in child language. The study compares developmental trajectories of three children (learning Dutch, Austrian German and French) with the trajectories of the CDS of their caretakers. It takes an exploratory approach to describing patterns of development and variability in specific aspects of language development, such as the relative frequency of one-, two/three- and more-word utterances, noun proportions in vocabulary, and determiner/filler use and omission. The analyses consist of descriptive techniques that can be used to visualize patterns of development, which are transferable to other contexts. The results point to real time, ongoing processes of accommodation that are part of an effective communicative flow.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
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Introduction
- Grammaticalization and first language acquisition 1
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Articles
- The study of early comprehension in language development 13
- The acquisition of nominal determiners in French and German 37
- Exploring patterns of adaptation in child-directed speech during the process of early grammaticalization in child language 61
- Sonority, gender and the impact of suffix predictability on the acquisition of German noun plurals 81
- The impact of typological factors in monolingual and bilingual first language acquisition 101
- Developmental perspectives on the expression of motion in speech and gesture 129
- Language-specificity of motion event expressions in young Korean children 157
- Index 185
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
-
Introduction
- Grammaticalization and first language acquisition 1
-
Articles
- The study of early comprehension in language development 13
- The acquisition of nominal determiners in French and German 37
- Exploring patterns of adaptation in child-directed speech during the process of early grammaticalization in child language 61
- Sonority, gender and the impact of suffix predictability on the acquisition of German noun plurals 81
- The impact of typological factors in monolingual and bilingual first language acquisition 101
- Developmental perspectives on the expression of motion in speech and gesture 129
- Language-specificity of motion event expressions in young Korean children 157
- Index 185
