Acquisition of Morphological Variation: The Case of the English Definite Article

Autor/inn/en	Raymond, William D.; Healy, Alice F.; McDonnel, Samantha; Healy, Charlotte A.
Titel	Acquisition of Morphological Variation: The Case of the English Definite Article
Quelle	In: Language and Cognitive Processes, 24 (2009) 1, S.89-119 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0169-0965
Schlagwörter	Articulation (Speech); Form Classes (Languages); Language Acquisition; Speech Communication; Age Differences; Comparative Analysis; English; English Instruction; Oral English; Morphology (Languages); Adults; Children; Grade 5; Grade 11; College Students; Adolescents; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analytischer Sprachbau; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; English language; Englisch; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Morphology; Morphologie; Child; Kind; Kinder; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Collegestudent; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Morphological systems have been pivotal in exploring cognitive mechanisms of language use and acquisition. Adult English definite article form preference seems to depend non-deterministically on multiple factors. A corpus study of adult spontaneous speech revealed similar patterns of variability. In an experiment, article variant preferences of three age groups were compared. Children were sensitive to the same phonological factors as adults, but showed effects of more limited experience with articulation and orthography. Preferences across age groups suggest developmental changes, but no evidence that children initially use a default form. Corpus studies of children's and adults' speech also revealed no evidence for a default. The results point to overgeneralisation of both article variants, resulting from extended competition between variant forms. (Contains 6 tables, 2 figures, and 3 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10