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New Structural Patterns in Moribund Grammar: Case Marking in Heritage German.
Lisa Yager1, Nora Hellmold2, Hyoun-A Joo2
1Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI, USA.
Frontiers in Psychology
|December 5, 2015
Summary
Heritage German speakers innovate rather than lose grammatical case. Evidence shows they use Differential Object Marking to reallocate dative case functions, challenging traditional views of language attrition.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Language Acquisition
Background:
- Divergences in heritage grammars are often explained by L1 attrition or incomplete acquisition.
- A key difference in Heritage German is reduced morphological case marking, particularly for the dative.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the grammatical structures in Heritage German beyond simple loss of case.
- To explore whether speakers develop innovative strategies for marking grammatical case.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of several Heritage German varieties.
- Examination of dative case marking patterns.
- Comparison with established theories of Differential Object Marking.
Main Results:
- Heritage German speakers do not simply lose case but develop innovative structures.
- Dative forms are produced consistent with Differential Object Marking patterns.
- This suggests a reallocated mapping of case functions.
Conclusions:
- Heritage grammars exhibit innovative reanalysis, not just attrition or incomplete acquisition.
- The dative case in Heritage German may adopt a more indexical discourse function.
- Moribund grammars can display novel linguistic resource deployment.
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