Chapter 5. Acquiring social and linguistic competence
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Bernadette Kushartanti
Abstract
The present chapter discusses the acquisition of social and linguistic constraints by Jakarta Indonesian preschoolers. We examine the morphological aspects in two Indonesian varieties, namely Bahasa Indonesia (BI) and Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI), focusing on the use of transitivity and intransitivity marking verbal prefixes. Data in this study come from two periods of interviews in formal and informal settings with a six-month interval. Participants in this study are children of middle-class families (N = 63). We investigate whether they use BI prefixes and CJI prefixes appropriately in terms of situations and morphological rules. Findings in this study indicate that these children acquire the social and grammatical constraints at the same time in the informal situation.
Abstract
The present chapter discusses the acquisition of social and linguistic constraints by Jakarta Indonesian preschoolers. We examine the morphological aspects in two Indonesian varieties, namely Bahasa Indonesia (BI) and Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI), focusing on the use of transitivity and intransitivity marking verbal prefixes. Data in this study come from two periods of interviews in formal and informal settings with a six-month interval. Participants in this study are children of middle-class families (N = 63). We investigate whether they use BI prefixes and CJI prefixes appropriately in terms of situations and morphological rules. Findings in this study indicate that these children acquire the social and grammatical constraints at the same time in the informal situation.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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Section 1. Child language acquisition and sociolinguistic variation
- Chapter 1. Child language acquisition and sociolinguistic variation 11
- Chapter 2. Input effects on the acquisition of variation 21
- Chapter 3. The alternation between standard and vernacular pronouns by Belgian Dutch parents in child-oriented control acts 51
- Chapter 4. Testing interface and frequency hypotheses 81
- Chapter 5. Acquiring social and linguistic competence 103
- Chapter 6. Children’s sociolinguistic preferences 129
- Chapter 7. Variation in stress in the Jamaican classroom 161
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Section 2. Second language acquisition and dialectal variation in adults
- Chapter 8. Second language acquisition and dialectal variation in adults 185
- Chapter 9. Navigating variation amid contested norms and societal shifts 199
- Chapter 10. Usage, evaluation and awareness of French sociolinguistic variables by second-language learners during a stay abroad 227
- Chapter 11. The standard-dialect repertoire of second language users in German-speaking Switzerland 251
- Chapter 12. Identity, authenticity and dialect acquisition 277
- Chapter 13. Adult learners’ (non-) acquisition of speaker-specific variation 295
- Index 317
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Section 1. Child language acquisition and sociolinguistic variation
- Chapter 1. Child language acquisition and sociolinguistic variation 11
- Chapter 2. Input effects on the acquisition of variation 21
- Chapter 3. The alternation between standard and vernacular pronouns by Belgian Dutch parents in child-oriented control acts 51
- Chapter 4. Testing interface and frequency hypotheses 81
- Chapter 5. Acquiring social and linguistic competence 103
- Chapter 6. Children’s sociolinguistic preferences 129
- Chapter 7. Variation in stress in the Jamaican classroom 161
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Section 2. Second language acquisition and dialectal variation in adults
- Chapter 8. Second language acquisition and dialectal variation in adults 185
- Chapter 9. Navigating variation amid contested norms and societal shifts 199
- Chapter 10. Usage, evaluation and awareness of French sociolinguistic variables by second-language learners during a stay abroad 227
- Chapter 11. The standard-dialect repertoire of second language users in German-speaking Switzerland 251
- Chapter 12. Identity, authenticity and dialect acquisition 277
- Chapter 13. Adult learners’ (non-) acquisition of speaker-specific variation 295
- Index 317
