Chapter 3. Derivational patterns in spontaneous data of French-speaking parent-child interactions before age three
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Marianne Kilani-Schoch
Abstract
This chapter is a first step towards the characterisation of the morphological structure of the French lexicon in early first language acquisition, i.e. before children coin novel word formations. Focusing on nouns and verbs, it analyses the variety of derivational means used by toddlers and caregivers in two corpora of French-speaking children (1;4/1;6–2;11). A comparison is done with a sample of adult-directed (ADS) speech. Findings on derivation are compared with previous observations on compounds in the same data. The results display the development of tight-knit morphological relationships within the lexicon and a clear prevalence of suffixation over other derivational means and compounding. Along with errors in affixed words, these relationships provide cues of early detection of derivational morphology in child speech.
Abstract
This chapter is a first step towards the characterisation of the morphological structure of the French lexicon in early first language acquisition, i.e. before children coin novel word formations. Focusing on nouns and verbs, it analyses the variety of derivational means used by toddlers and caregivers in two corpora of French-speaking children (1;4/1;6–2;11). A comparison is done with a sample of adult-directed (ADS) speech. Findings on derivation are compared with previous observations on compounds in the same data. The results display the development of tight-knit morphological relationships within the lexicon and a clear prevalence of suffixation over other derivational means and compounding. Along with errors in affixed words, these relationships provide cues of early detection of derivational morphology in child speech.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
