Morphological development in Italian

Connotation and denotation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20366384
AutoresElizabeth Bates (0000-0001-8694-8078, University of Colorado System), Jane L Rankin (University of Missouri), Jane Rankin
Año1979
Volumen6
Número1
Páginas29-52
Fecha de publicación1979-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Child Language (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0305000900007601
OpenAlexW2162360444
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas4

Both longitudinal and experimental evidence were used in an examination of the development of adjectives vs. inflections for the expression of size and value concepts in Italian children. The longitudinal speech production records for two Italian children suggest that the concepts of size and value are understood and expressed linguistically by 2 years. One child acquired both adjectival and inflectional expressions for size simultaneously, while the other used adjectives for size and value several months prior to the acquisition of corresponding inflections. However, both children demonstrated productive use of size inflections at around MLU 3·0. A subsequent experiment with 84 children, ranging from 2 to 6 years, suggests that comprehension of size and value inflections is restricted to a narrow, denotative set of meanings based predominately on a strict interpretation in terms of size. This pattern stands in marked contrast to adult patterns on the same experiment, in which size inflections are interpreted connotatively as well, with meanings based on positive and negative affect as well as size. The relative contribution of Connotative vs. denotative factors in the development of reference is discussed

Comprehension · Connotation · Linguistics · Statistics · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Computer Science · Mathematics · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Artificial Intelligence