Chapter 11. Compounding in early child speech: Hebrew peer talk 2–8
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Dorit Ravid
Abstract
This chapter traces the emergence and consolidation of Hebrew compounds across the childhood years, treating compounds as constructions (Goldberg 2003). Hebrew compounds are strictly nominal, with three different structures, each relating lexicon, morphology, and syntax: The bound smixut, the free compound, and the double compound. The current study examines the distributions and functions of smixut and free compounds in the peer talk transcripts of Hebrew-speaking children aged 2–8. Findings indicate that smixut compounds increase in number with age, emerging as the major vehicle for expressing complex sub-categorization relations. Free compounds constitute the initial vehicle for the expression of nominal predication. The lexical, morpho-syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic facets of compound development in the childhood years are discussed in the chapter.
Abstract
This chapter traces the emergence and consolidation of Hebrew compounds across the childhood years, treating compounds as constructions (Goldberg 2003). Hebrew compounds are strictly nominal, with three different structures, each relating lexicon, morphology, and syntax: The bound smixut, the free compound, and the double compound. The current study examines the distributions and functions of smixut and free compounds in the peer talk transcripts of Hebrew-speaking children aged 2–8. Findings indicate that smixut compounds increase in number with age, emerging as the major vehicle for expressing complex sub-categorization relations. Free compounds constitute the initial vehicle for the expression of nominal predication. The lexical, morpho-syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic facets of compound development in the childhood years are discussed in the chapter.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Abbreviations vii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Emergence and early development of German compounds 19
- Chapter 2. Compound nouns in Danish child language 39
- Chapter 3. Acquisition of nominal compounds in Russian 63
- Chapter 4. Early development of compounds in two French children’s corpora 91
- Chapter 5. Compounding in early Greek language acquisition 119
- Chapter 6. The early production of compounds in Lithuanian 145
- Chapter 7. Acquisition of noun compounds in Estonian 165
- Chapter 8. Acquisition of compound nouns in Finnish 191
- Chapter 9. The acquisition of compound nouns in North Saami 209
- Chapter 10. The emergence of nominal compounds in Turkish 231
- Chapter 11. Compounding in early child speech: Hebrew peer talk 2–8 251
- Chapter 12. Contrastive lexical typology of German and Greek child speech and child-directed speech 275
- Chapter 13. Discussion and outlook 287
- Index 307
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Abbreviations vii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Emergence and early development of German compounds 19
- Chapter 2. Compound nouns in Danish child language 39
- Chapter 3. Acquisition of nominal compounds in Russian 63
- Chapter 4. Early development of compounds in two French children’s corpora 91
- Chapter 5. Compounding in early Greek language acquisition 119
- Chapter 6. The early production of compounds in Lithuanian 145
- Chapter 7. Acquisition of noun compounds in Estonian 165
- Chapter 8. Acquisition of compound nouns in Finnish 191
- Chapter 9. The acquisition of compound nouns in North Saami 209
- Chapter 10. The emergence of nominal compounds in Turkish 231
- Chapter 11. Compounding in early child speech: Hebrew peer talk 2–8 251
- Chapter 12. Contrastive lexical typology of German and Greek child speech and child-directed speech 275
- Chapter 13. Discussion and outlook 287
- Index 307
