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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"First language acquisition"”.
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Motion Event Expression in Bilingual First Language Acquisition
… expression (Talmy 1985, 2000a,b) for bilingual first language acquisition of English (satellite-framing) and French (verb-framing), addressing the following question: How does the expression of motion develop in simultaneous bilingual children in comparison to monolinguals? The particular focus …
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The first language acquisition of scalar inferences from -Cocha 'Even' by Korean-speaking children
This thesis investigates the first language acquisition of scalar inferences from Korean particle -cocha 'even.' Based on the fact that also evokes the same existential inference with even, and that also and even have the same focus scope in Korean, this thesis compares the acquisition of Korean …
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Bilingual first language acquisition: the nature of the weak language and the role of the input
… thesis investigates the development of the weak language in early bilingual language acquisition and its results are based on longitudinal and experimental data from 4 Italian-English bilingual children and their parents. The purpose of this thesis is twofold: firstly, to present a new method to …
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Connecting input to comprehension: First language acquisition of active transitives and suffixal passives by Korean-speaking preschool children
A central issue in language acquisition is the contribution of input to the development of linguistic knowledge. In this dissertation project, I investigate the developmental trajectories of two constructions that express transitive events in Korean (active transitives and suffixal passives) for …
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The Reflection of First-Language-Derived Processes in Second Language Acquisition
In research on first language acquisition, similarities between children acquiring any language have been attributed to the operation of common, universal processes, such as the formation of rules and rule generalization. However, it is not necessarily the case that processes for interpreting …
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A Contrastive Analysis of Persian and English Reported Speech and the Effects of Interference and Transfer in Learning English as A Foreign Language
Problem. By equating the processes of child first language acquisition, with those of adult foreign language learning, some scholars have been tempted to minimize the use of native language transfer strategy used by adults while performing in a foreign language. Nevertheless, there are some ot
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Testing the null subject parameter in adult second language acquisition: A study of Vietnamese and Spanish speakers learning English
This study of adult second language acquisition (SLA) tests a hypothesis proposed for first language acquisition (FLA) within the Government and Binding framework of Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory (1981,1986). A grammatical judgment task was used to elicit data about late learners' mental …
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Syntactic learning from ambiguous evidence : errors and end-states
… I explore the role of ambiguous evidence in first language acquisition by using a probabilistic learner for setting syntactic parameters. As ambiguous evidence is input to the learner that is compatible with multiple grammars or hypotheses, it poses learnability and acquisition challenges …
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The Acquisition of Verb Inflection in Libyan Arabic: The Role of Input
This thesis investigates the acquisition of verb inflection in Libyan Arabic (LA), and the role of input. It is a case study in which there is a single participant, a girl acquiring LA as a first language, and her parents are the main source of input. Data were collected by observation of …
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The acquisition of verbal morphology in Ayöök : child-directed speech, child language, and learning in the home
This dissertation investigates the first-language acquisition of verbal morphology in Ayöök, a polysynthetic Mixe-Zoque language of Oaxaca, Mexico. The recordings analyzed here constitute 44 hours of longitudinal, naturalistic video recorded of three children (2;10-4;7) and their adult caregivers …
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Formation of the plural in English : a study of native speakers of English and native speakers of Spanish
… was to study one restricted area of language acquisition--the formation of English plurals. Emphasis was placed on carefully controlled sampling, data collection and analysis procedures in an attempt to provide a methodological model which might prove useful to other investigators in …
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The acquisition of split-ergativity in Kurmanji Kurdish
Previous research about the acquisition of the case-marking systems of ergative languages suggests that children acquire ergative and accusative languages equally easily (Van Valin 1992), depending on the degree to which the case morphology is consistently ergative or accusative and the degree to …
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The L1 acquisition of clitic placement in Cypriot Greek
This thesis investigates the first language acquisition (L1A) of pronominal object clitics in Cypriot Greek (CG) by typically developing (TD) children, focusing on an exceptional form of non–adult–like clitic placement attested in early data. The aim of the present study is twofold. On the one …
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Exploring Early Gesture and Language Development Trends in Sesotho-Speaking Infants (8 to 18 Months)
The period of early language development constitutes a fundamental phase in children’s later language and communication skills, underpinning their ability to express thoughts, regulate emotions and engage socially. Although this process often appears to unfold naturally, many children are at risk …
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On Knowing What Lies Ahead: The Interplay of Prediction, Experience, and Proficiency
Contains fulltext : 318759.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Desenvolvimento da consciência metalinguística na aquisição bilingue de português e neerlandês: estudo de caso
A presente dissertação dedica-se ao estudo do desenvolvimento da consciência metalinguística no bilinguismo precoce e na aquisição bilingue simultânea do português e do neerlandês. A investigação é desenvolvida a partir de um estudo de caso de uma criança, dos 2;4 até os 3 anos de idade, por meio …
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Dual returnees: discordant harmonious bilingualism
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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L'Asymétrie entre L'Acquisition des Clitiques Sujets/Objets chez les Enfants francophones et L'Optionalité dans la Grammaire Enfantine
… in the areas of French morphosyntax and child acquisition, the present dissertation reconsiders the asymmetry reported in previous studies of the acquisition of subject and object clitics in French-speaking children. Our reanalysis allows us to address two important questions in the domain of …