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Particle placement in early child language: A multifactorial analysis

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Diessel, H; Tomasello, M
Published in: Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory
January 1, 2005

Recent studies of the English verb particle construction have shown that particle placement varies with a variety of linguistic features, which seem to influence the speaker's choice of a particular position. The current study investigates whether children's use of the particle varies with the same features as in adult language. Using corpus data from two English-speaking children, we conducted a multifactorial analysis of six linguistic variables that are correlated with particle placement in adult language. Our analysis reveals significant associations between the position of the particle and two of the six variables, the NP type of the direct object and the meaning of the particle, suggesting that children as young as two years of age process at least some of the features that motivate particle placement in adult speakers. © Walter de Gruyter.

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Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory

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EISSN

1613-7035

ISSN

1613-7027

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

Volume

1

Issue

1

Start / End Page

89 / 112

Related Subject Headings

  • Languages & Linguistics
  • 4704 Linguistics
  • 2004 Linguistics
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
 

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Diessel, H., & Tomasello, M. (2005). Particle placement in early child language: A multifactorial analysis. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory, 1(1), 89–112. https://doi.org/10.1515/cllt.2005.1.1.89
Diessel, H., and M. Tomasello. “Particle placement in early child language: A multifactorial analysis.” Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory 1, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 89–112. https://doi.org/10.1515/cllt.2005.1.1.89.
Diessel H, Tomasello M. Particle placement in early child language: A multifactorial analysis. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory. 2005 Jan 1;1(1):89–112.
Diessel, H., and M. Tomasello. “Particle placement in early child language: A multifactorial analysis.” Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory, vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 2005, pp. 89–112. Scopus, doi:10.1515/cllt.2005.1.1.89.
Diessel H, Tomasello M. Particle placement in early child language: A multifactorial analysis. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory. 2005 Jan 1;1(1):89–112.
Journal cover image

Published In

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory

DOI

EISSN

1613-7035

ISSN

1613-7027

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

Volume

1

Issue

1

Start / End Page

89 / 112

Related Subject Headings

  • Languages & Linguistics
  • 4704 Linguistics
  • 2004 Linguistics
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing