This article discusses the early phases of acquisition noun compounds in two typologically different languages – Estonian and Russian. Longitudinal data on three Russian typically-developing monolingual children their caregivers was analysed compared relation to first emergence, development compound types, productivity, frequency, simplicity transparency compounds, also impact morphological wealth input output. Although frequency is somewhat being observed, emerge speech almost at same age...

This contribution is dedicated to Steven Gillis with whom we have collaborated since the nineties within “Crosslinguistic Project on Pre- and Protomorphology in Language Acquisition” both child speech (CS) child-directed (CDS) also about development of diminutives (DIMs). We investigate parallels use DIMs hypocoristics (HYPs) between CDS pet-directed (PDS), whereas CS only marginally dealt with. When relevant, adult-directed (ADS), written or oral (especially from electronic corpora,...

Аннотация.На материале трех лонгитюдных корпусов спонтанной детской речи (1;8-3;0) рассматривается усвоение форм 1-го лица местоимения-подлежащего и глагола-сказуемого, относящихся к грамматическому центру персональности.Впервые развитие механизма координации «субъект -предикат» сопоставляется со становлением пропозиционального отношения (установки) говорящего.Выявляются условия, «запускающие» оба грамматических процесса.Описывается общее индивидуальное в усвоении детьми перволичных...

Acquisition of derivation is not a well-studied area in first language research and comparative approach to the acquisition different languages doesn't exist. There no information on how child acquires with rich regular system derivational patterns, or where productive, but patterns opaque. According general ideas complexity language, should start use simplex stems and, only after that, complex ones, that is, increase course acquisition. Our paper intended address these issues, based...

The article discusses the early means of expressing epistemic notions certainty and uncertainty (epistemic markers) in three typologically-different languages – Russian, Estonian Hebrew. results are based on an analysis naturalistic speech samples 9 typically-developing monolingual children, recorded from ages 1;3 to 6;2. emergence markers child is compared child-directed speech. Acquisition modality starts develop at end second year life with marking uncertainty. findings indicate expansion...

The article compares the acquisition of epistemic modality in typologically different languages, Estonian and Russian. longitudinal data 4 children was used to analyse first emergence further development lexical markers expressing certainty uncertainty. Developmental analysis micro fields has shown that both languages semantics uncertainty starts be acquired slightly earlier than certainty. main tendencies usage utterances are similar our corpora. Since is two it would reasonable assume some...

The article discusses the grammatical aspect of learning personal pronouns in Russian language. Studying specific features their use first year ontogenesis sheds light on formation predicative relations, agreement (coordination) mechanism subject and predicate, development types forms predicate. paper traces stages predication involving pronouns. In particular, it examines prerequisites for coordination identifies typical properties Ya- / I-, ty- you- on- he-utterances children’s speech....

This paper considers the early and later stages of acquisition epistemic modality, focusing on certainty uncertainty, such basic forms their expression as parenthetical modal words (e.g. navernoe ‘probably’, možet byt’ ‘maybe’, konečno ‘of course’, dejstvitel’no ‘really’), along with sentential complement constructions I dumaju/sčitaju, (čto) p ‘I think/believe (that) p’), which are closely connected in semantics functions. Epistemic – more broadly subjective (modus) markers interpreted...

Abstract. The paper is devoted to the analysis of modes chosen express speaker’s/writer’s personal evaluations in essays written by children eleven and twelve years old. structural-semantic repertoire subjectification tools, their functional potential, frequency occurrence descriptive argumentative are considered. It has been found that ‘subjective’ textual density texts reflects developmental level verbal introspection (related theory mind) correlates with children’s academic achievements....

The main objective of the study was to identify and compare variety distribution interrogatives in Lithuanian Russian child-directed speech (CDS) from perspective functional structural characteristics questions addressed young children. analysis based on longitudinal data two monolingual typically developing children, a girl (2;0–2;8) boy (2;0–2;8). transcribed corpus conversations between children their parents annotated for multipurpose automatic linguistic analysis, using tools program...

The purpose of current article is to describe the early phases first language acquisition nominal derivatives in morphology-rich Russian approaching an ideal inflecting-fusional type. results are based on naturalistic longitudinal observations two typically developing monolingual children (1;5–3;0) growing up middle socio-economic status families (33 hours recorded spontaneous speech). It has been revealed that derivation morphology, viz. affixation, starts develop and precedes compounding....

The report discusses the acquisition of epistemic semantics and basic means its expression in early stages speech ontogenesis L1.The mechanism marking is also considered.The target-system communicative factors, which contribute to this process are identified corpus data modern Russian included.The results compared with previous studies modality evidentiality.

The comparative paper considers diminutives at the early stages of development based on longitudinal data typically-developing monolingual children, aged up to three years old, acquiring languages which are different in domain diminutive systems, i.e. rich (in Russian) and poor Estonian). impact such factors as word formation inflectional productivity, transparency, input frequency semantic diversity acquisition is discussed. From these factors, productivity considered have most evident both...

The paper deals with the analysis of so-called modus questions, which are interpreted as interrogative constructions appealing to intentional or mental state addresseeher / his opinion, knowledge, evaluation explanation.The main semantic types, formal characteristics and structural patterns questions including their quantitative properties in a natural conversation will be discussed.

This paper investigates diminutives and hypocoristics in asymmetric verbal communication of Russianspeaking children, aged 13 to 16, when communicating with their pets. Observational data was collected by semi-formal oral written questionnaires concerning these derivatives used talking about The frequency hypocoristics, as well semantic derivational features the speech boys girls, are considered against background similar adults corresponding gender. gender age differences identified use...