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Case and agreement in English language development.

M Rispoli1

  • 1Department of Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University, Box 870102, Tempe, AZ 85287-0102, USA. rispoli@asu.edu

Journal of Child Language
|November 15, 2001
PubMed
Summary

This study found that correct third person singular (3Psg) masculine pronoun case in children correlates with agreement marking, but feminine pronoun case does not. This suggests complex developmental factors influence early language acquisition.

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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Language Acquisition

Background:

  • The relationship between grammatical case and agreement in child language development is complex.
  • Previous research suggests these systems may develop interdependently.
  • Understanding these subsystems offers insight into the mechanisms of language acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that third person singular (3Psg) subject pronoun case and agreement develop together in children.
  • To empirically test correlations between correct pronoun case production and agreement marking.
  • To determine if sentence-level pronoun case accuracy is dependent on the presence of agreement.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of transcribed spontaneous speech data from 29 children aged 2;6 to 4;0.

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  • Focus on third person singular (3Psg) masculine and feminine subject pronoun case and agreement marking.
  • Examination of data at both utterance and sentence levels.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant correlation was found between 3Psg masculine subject pronoun case and agreement marking.
    • No significant correlation was observed for 3Psg feminine subject pronoun case.
    • Pronoun case at the utterance level was independent of agreement presence.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings suggest a potential 'double-cell effect' influencing feminine pronoun case errors.
    • The relationship between case and agreement may be a general correlation rather than a strict dependency at the sentence production level.
    • Developmental pathways for grammatical subsystems can be complex and influenced by specific linguistic factors.