The role of entrenchment and schematisation in the acquisition of rich verbal morphology

IF 1.8 1区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Gordana Hržica, Sara Košutar, Tomislava Bošnjak Botica, Petar Milin
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Abstract

Entrenchment and schematisation are the two most important cognitive processes in language acquisition. In this article, the role of the two processes, operationalised by token and type frequency, in the production of overgeneralised verb forms in Croatian preschool children is investigated using a parental questionnaire and computational simulation of language acquisition. The participants of the questionnaire were parents of children aged 3;0–5;11 years (n = 174). The results showed that parents of most children (93 %) reported the parallel use of both adult-like and overgeneralised verb forms, suggesting that Croatian-speaking preschool children have not yet fully acquired the verbal system. The likelihood of overgeneralised forms being reported decreases with the age of the children and verb type frequency. The results of the computational simulation show that patterns with a higher type frequency also show a greater preference for the correct form, while lexical items show both learning and unlearning tendencies during the process.
巩固和图式化在掌握丰富的动词形态中的作用
巩固和图式化是语言习得中两个最重要的认知过程。本文通过家长问卷和语言习得计算模拟,研究了这两个过程在克罗地亚学龄前儿童产生过度泛化的动词形式中的作用(以标记和类型频率为操作标准)。参与问卷调查的是 3;0-5;11 岁儿童的家长(n = 174)。结果显示,大多数儿童的家长(93%)都表示同时使用了类似成人的动词形式和过度泛化的动词形式,这表明克罗地亚语学龄前儿童尚未完全掌握语言系统。报告过度泛化形式的可能性随着儿童年龄和动词类型频率的增加而降低。计算模拟的结果表明,类型频率较高的模式也更倾向于使用正确的形式,而词汇项目在这一过程中同时表现出学习和不学习的倾向。
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期刊介绍: Cognitive Linguistics presents a forum for linguistic research of all kinds on the interaction between language and cognition. The journal focuses on language as an instrument for organizing, processing and conveying information. Cognitive Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope and seeks to publish only works that represent a significant advancement to the theory or methods of cognitive linguistics, or that present an unknown or understudied phenomenon. Topics the structural characteristics of natural language categorization (such as prototypicality, cognitive models, metaphor, and imagery); the functional principles of linguistic organization, as illustrated by iconicity; the conceptual interface between syntax and semantics; the experiential background of language-in-use, including the cultural background; the relationship between language and thought, including matters of universality and language specificity.
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