From Correlativization to Relativization: A View from Czech L1-Acquisition

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
From Correlativization to Relativization: A View from Czech L1-Acquisition
Original language description
There is a controversy about the structure and meaning of correlative clauses. According to the dominant view, correlatives are essentially (free) relative clauses attached in a non-canonical left-peripheral position (Srivastav 1991, Bhatt 2003, Liptak 2004). A competing view holds that correlatives are akin to conditional antecedents (Bittner 2001, Brasoveanu 2008). Since conditionals are known to be acquired earlier than relative clauses (Reilly 1986, Diessel 2004), L1-acquisition of correlatives has a chance of shedding new light on the theoretical controversy. We have designed a sentence imitation experiment and tested Czech preschool children in their ability to imitate correlatives and string-identical light-headed relatives, which differ only in their position: correlatives are left-peripheral and light-headed relatives are right-peripheral. Our results support the correlatives-as-conditionals analysis: correlatives received similar scores as conditionals and at the same time were significanlty easier to imitate than the corresopnding light-headed relatives.
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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