Expression and perception of endpoints during language acquisition : Three studies on Czech

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Expression and perception of endpoints during language acquisition : Three studies on Czech

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The description of goal-oriented motion events differs cross-linguistically. Speakers of languages with a phasal perspective (such as Russian) describe these events as a process, while speakers of languages with a holistic perspective (such as Czech) emphasize the final state of the event, i.e., an endpoint. For instance, when someone walks toward a house, Czech speakers are more likely to mention the house as an endpoint in their description than Russian speakers (Schmiedtová, 2013a). This paper investigates the prominence of endpoints during language acquisition of Czech preschoolers in three experiments. Firstly, we investigated the frequency of endpoint expression by Czech children (N=40) in an elicitation task compared to an interactive setting. Secondly, we compared the endpoint production of Czech children (n=25) with that of Russian children (n=25). Lastly, we examined whether visual fixations on endpoints increase in Czech children (n=75) with age. Our findings suggest that parent-child interaction is crucial in directing children&apos;s attention toward endpoints. However, Czech children appear to be considerably independent in their production of endpoints. This study provides insights into how Czech children describe and perceive endpoints, a topic that has not been previously analyzed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Expression and perception of endpoints during language acquisition : Three studies on Czech

Popis výsledku anglicky

The description of goal-oriented motion events differs cross-linguistically. Speakers of languages with a phasal perspective (such as Russian) describe these events as a process, while speakers of languages with a holistic perspective (such as Czech) emphasize the final state of the event, i.e., an endpoint. For instance, when someone walks toward a house, Czech speakers are more likely to mention the house as an endpoint in their description than Russian speakers (Schmiedtová, 2013a). This paper investigates the prominence of endpoints during language acquisition of Czech preschoolers in three experiments. Firstly, we investigated the frequency of endpoint expression by Czech children (N=40) in an elicitation task compared to an interactive setting. Secondly, we compared the endpoint production of Czech children (n=25) with that of Russian children (n=25). Lastly, we examined whether visual fixations on endpoints increase in Czech children (n=75) with age. Our findings suggest that parent-child interaction is crucial in directing children&apos;s attention toward endpoints. However, Czech children appear to be considerably independent in their production of endpoints. This study provides insights into how Czech children describe and perceive endpoints, a topic that has not been previously analyzed.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60203 - Linguistics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Studie z aplikované lingvistiky / Studies in Applied Linguistics

ISSN

1804-3240

e-ISSN

2336-6702

Svazek periodika

14

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

23

Strana od-do

7-29

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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