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The acquisition of numeral classifiers : the case of Japanese children /

This book is about the numeral classifier system and the acquisition of Japanese classifiers by Japanese children. It consists of three parts. First, it provides a general typological characterization of numeral classifier phrases and discusses the semantic properties of numeral classifiers based on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yamamoto, Kasumi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2005.
Colección:Studies on language acquisition ; 27.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Syntactic Definitions
  • Lexical Semantic Definitions
  • Previous Studies : Adams and Conklin's (1973) view ; Allan's (1977) view ; Denny's (1976) view ; Lee's (1987) view
  • Comparative Lexical Semantic Analysis : Data sources ; The Japanese numeral classifier system ; The Vietnamese numeral classifier system ; The Chinese numeral classifier system ; The Thai numeral classifier system
  • Semantic Universality and Idiosyncracity of Classifier systems
  • Linguistic Relativity
  • Noun Class Acquisition
  • Categorization and Cognitive Development
  • Thai Acquisition Research
  • Mandarin Acquisition Research
  • Cantonese Acquisition Research
  • Korean Acquisition Research
  • Japanese Acquisition Research
  • Hokkein Acquisition Research
  • Garo Acquisition Research
  • Kilivila Acquisition Research
  • Universal Parameters and Universal Constraints in Classifier Acquisition
  • Alternative Hypothesis
  • Findings from Research in Cognitive Development
  • Findings from Research in Language Acquisition
  • The Present Study
  • Condition One
  • Method
  • Subjects
  • Stimuli
  • Procedure
  • Training sessions
  • Sense classifier tests
  • Nonsense classifier tests
  • Results
  • Sense vs. nonsense classifiers
  • Analysis based on the categories
  • General classifiers
  • Animal classifiers
  • Shape-specific classifiers
  • Functional classifiers
  • Comprehension vs. production
  • Condition Two
  • Method
  • Subjects
  • Stimuli
  • Procedure
  • Results : Sense vs. nonsense classifiers in weak condition ; Analysis based on the categories ; Animal classifiers ; Shape-specific classifiers ; Functional classifiers.