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Acquisition and Development of Verb/Predicate Chaining in Hebrew.

Ruth Berman¹, Lyle Lustigman²

¹Department of Linguistics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Hebrew child language development reveals a hierarchy in verb/predicate chaining. Monoclausal chains are obligatory early on, while multi-clausal chains are optional rhetorical devices.

Keywords:

Hebrew caretaker input discourse connectivity extended predicates infinitives monoclausal constructions predicate-chaining verb-chaining

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Area of Science:

Linguistics
Developmental Psychology
Child Language Acquisition

Background:

Modern Hebrew lacks canonical clause chaining due to specific typological features.
Understanding predicate chaining is crucial for analyzing Hebrew syntax and child language development.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the development and use of verb/predicate chaining constructions in Hebrew from early childhood to adolescence.
To establish a hierarchy of predicate chaining based on cohesivity and obligatoriness.
To investigate the typological factors influencing clause chaining in Modern Hebrew.

Main Methods:

Analysis of authentic conversational and narrative corpora of Hebrew speakers.
Examination of three types of constructions: monoclausal complex predicates, coreferential interclausal predicate chaining, and topic chaining.
Review of typological features of Modern Hebrew relevant to clause chaining.

Main Results:

Monoclausal verb chaining appears early in toddler speech.
Predicate chaining across clauses develops later, with discourse-motivated chaining emerging in school-aged children.
Non-finite subordination is an advanced form of clause combining compared to subordination using 'še'.

Conclusions:

The defined hierarchy of verb/predicate linkage reflects developmental phases in child language acquisition.
Monoclausal chains of finite verbs with infinitival complements are obligatory and common early, while multi-clausal chains are optional rhetorical choices.