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Acquisition and Development of Verb/Predicate Chaining in Hebrew.
1Department of Linguistics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Frontiers in Psychology
|February 11, 2020
Summary
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.
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.
Keywords:
Hebrewcaretaker inputdiscourse connectivityextended predicatesinfinitivesmonoclausal constructionspredicate-chainingverb-chainingMore Related Videos
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