THE ACQUISITION OF ERGATIVITY IN INUKTITUT
Abstract One potential challenge for children learning Inuktitut comes from the ergative case marking system, because of the contrast between the ergative system in morphology and the accusative system governing syntax. However, no studies have yet been published focusing on how Inuktitut-speaking c...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.1071.9354 2023-05-15T16:55:32+02:00 THE ACQUISITION OF ERGATIVITY IN INUKTITUT Shanley Allen The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1071.9354 en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1071.9354 Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. https://www.sowi.uni-kl.de/fileadmin/ewiss/pdf/AcqErgativityInuktitutAllen2012__2_.pdf text ftciteseerx 2020-04-26T00:23:27Z Abstract One potential challenge for children learning Inuktitut comes from the ergative case marking system, because of the contrast between the ergative system in morphology and the accusative system governing syntax. However, no studies have yet been published focusing on how Inuktitut-speaking children acquire ergativity. In this chapter, we investigate this process using naturalistic spontaneous speech data from four Inuktitut-speaking children aged 2;0-3;6. We find that these children largely avoid producing structures that require ergative morphology. Analysis of caregiver speech and spoken narratives from older children and adults shows that this avoidance occurs regardless of age. We conclude that Inuktitut may be in the process of historical change from an ergative-absolutive system to a nominativeaccusative system, and that the children's language reflects that change. Acquisition of Ergativity in Inuktitut 3 Text inuktitut Unknown |
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Abstract One potential challenge for children learning Inuktitut comes from the ergative case marking system, because of the contrast between the ergative system in morphology and the accusative system governing syntax. However, no studies have yet been published focusing on how Inuktitut-speaking children acquire ergativity. In this chapter, we investigate this process using naturalistic spontaneous speech data from four Inuktitut-speaking children aged 2;0-3;6. We find that these children largely avoid producing structures that require ergative morphology. Analysis of caregiver speech and spoken narratives from older children and adults shows that this avoidance occurs regardless of age. We conclude that Inuktitut may be in the process of historical change from an ergative-absolutive system to a nominativeaccusative system, and that the children's language reflects that change. Acquisition of Ergativity in Inuktitut 3 |
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