Ursula Kania
The Acquisition and Use of Yes-no Questions in English
A Corpus-Study from a usage-based perspective
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Diese Monographie beschäftigt sich mit dem Erstspracherwerb und dem Gebrauch von Ja/Nein-Fragen im Englischen. Im ersten Teil erfolgt eine umfassende Aufarbeitung des Forschungsstandes aus linguistischer Perspektive, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Spracherwerbsstudien und der Behandlung von Ja/Nein-Fragen in Referenzgrammatiken. Der zweite Teil stellt eine Reihe von empirischen Untersuchungen vor. Auf der Basis authentischer Sprachdaten werden hierbei sowohl Erwerbsverläufe als auch die vielfältigen kommunikativen Funktionen von Ja/Nein-Fragen eingehend analysiert.
This monograph offers a comprehensive account of the L1-acquisition and use of yes-no questions in English from a usage-based, construction grammar perspective. On the basis of the BNC and a high-density, longitudinal CHILDES corpus, the book explores two issues which have largely been neglected in previous research: 1. the prevalence of non-canonical questions (such as elliptical and declarative questions) in adult-to-adult as well as child(-directed) speech and the L1-acquisition of these structures. 2. The discourse-functional properties of both canonical and non-canonical yes-no questions, especially with regard to their influence on the acquisition process.
Overall, the studies presented in this book show how non-canonical constructions and the discourse-functional properties of linguistic structures may be integrated into a usage-based, constructivist account of language acquisition and use in order to arrive at a better understanding of the observed patterns.
Inhalt:
List of tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction and Outline
2 Theories of Language Acquisition
3 The Acquisition and Use of Yes-No questions
4 Yes-No Questions in Adult-to-Adult Speech
5 Yes-No Questions in Child(-Directed) Speech
6 The Acquisition and Use of Weak Assertives
7 The Acquisition and Use of Strong Assertives
8 The Role of Functional Factors in the Acquisition of Canonical Yes-No Questions 1
9 Summary and General Discussion
10 References
Autor:inneninformation:
Dr. Ursula Kania ist Lecturer in English Language an der University of Liverpool.
Overall, the studies presented in this book show how non-canonical constructions and the discourse-functional properties of linguistic structures may be integrated into a usage-based, constructivist account of language acquisition and use in order to arrive at a better understanding of the observed patterns.
Inhalt:
List of tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction and Outline
2 Theories of Language Acquisition
3 The Acquisition and Use of Yes-No questions
4 Yes-No Questions in Adult-to-Adult Speech
5 Yes-No Questions in Child(-Directed) Speech
6 The Acquisition and Use of Weak Assertives
7 The Acquisition and Use of Strong Assertives
8 The Role of Functional Factors in the Acquisition of Canonical Yes-No Questions 1
9 Summary and General Discussion
10 References
Autor:inneninformation:
Dr. Ursula Kania ist Lecturer in English Language an der University of Liverpool.
| Ausgabenart | eBook (ePDF) |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-3-8233-9068-8 |
| EAN | 9783823390688 |
| Bibliographie | 1. Auflage |
| Seiten | 219 |
| Format | eBook PDF |
| Ausgabename | 18068-2 |
| Autor:in | Ursula Kania |
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.08.2016 |