儿童对英语正则复数的表达和接收知识
Stephan C Meylan1, Roger P Levy1, Elika Bergelson2
1Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Developmental psychology
|June 26, 2025
概括
孩子们在3岁时表现出对英语多元的强烈表达知识,但他们的接受性理解发展得更慢. 这表明语言获取依赖于冗余的线索进行语法概括.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语言学的语言学.
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 儿童学习语法规则,特别是英语正则复数,是复杂的.
- 以前的研究表明,关于儿童表达式和接受式多元知识的结果是相互矛盾的,方法不一致.
- 典型的语言发展表明,感受性知识先于表达性知识,这对多元化获取构成了悖论.
研究的目的:
- 调查24-36个月的儿童如何为英语正则复数形成早期语法概括.
- 通过互补的实验任务,比较儿童对多元的接受和表达知识.
- 检查新性和语音形式对复数概括的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及128名年龄在24-36个月的儿童的横截面研究.
- 使用眼睛追踪任务来接受多元知识评估.
- 采用故事书任务进行表达式多元化生产测试.
- 操纵的词新性 (熟悉与新) 和复数声学 (/s/与/z/).
主要成果:
- 发现了强有力的,与年龄相关的证据,证明他对英语正则复数的表达性知识.
- 对多元的接受性知识更有限,更不一致.
- 表达式任务性能仅在存在额外的语法线索时才能预测感受性性能.
结论:
- 儿童早期的语法概括,特别是多元的,是复杂的,逐渐出现.
- 在这个年龄段,接受的多元知识似乎落后于表达的知识.
- 冗余的语法线索在支持儿童处理和理解语法形式方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
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