Sagna, Serge orcid.org/0000-0002-7373-7252, Vihman, Virve-Anneli, Vihman, Marilyn orcid.org/0000-0001-8912-4840 et al. (1 more author) (2022) The acquisition of demonstratives in a complex noun class system. Word Structure. pp. 226-251. ISSN 1750-1245
Abstract
We present an exploratory study of 2 to 3-year-old children’s acquisition of the demonstrative system of Eegimaa (ISO 369-3 bqj), an endangered language belonging to the Jóola cluster of the Atlantic family of the Niger-Congo phylum, spoken by about 13,000 speakers in southwestern Senegal. Eegimaa demonstratives express distance from speaker (proximal, medial and distal) and the agreement categories of number and gender, as well as having four morphological types that create an additional dimension of complexity for children to learn. These demonstrative types are each associated with a range of syntactic functions with partial overlaps.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Serge Sagna, Virve‑Anneli Vihman, Marilyn Vihman and Dunstan Brown |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Language and Linguistic Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2022 15:10 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2025 00:30 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3366/word.2022.0209 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3366/word.2022.0209 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:190495 |