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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786969403321

Titolo

Grammaticalization and first language acquisition [[electronic resource] ] : crosslinguistic perspectives / / edited by Dominique Bassano, Maya Hickmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013

ISBN

90-272-7189-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Benjamins current topics, , 1874-0081 ; ; v. 50

Altri autori (Persone)

BassanoDominique

HickmannMaya

Disciplina

401/.93

Soggetti

Language awareness in children

Bilingualism in children

Language acquisition - Age factors

Language acquisition

Children - Language

Verbal ability in children

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Grammar, Comparative and general - Grammaticalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This paper examines the development of motion expressions in two Korean children. The database consists of bi-weekly to monthly recordings of spontaneous mother-child interaction in their home between ages 1:11 and 4;2. All expressions of motion, both spontaneous and caused, were analyzed following the coding system developed by Hickmann, Hendriks & Champaud (2009). Analyses include form-function relationships between the types of linguistic devices used and the components of Motion expressed (e.g. Path, Manner, Cause), as well as the semantic density of motion-relevant information within the