Clitics in child Spanish
Author(s)
Eisenchlas, S
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2003
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This paper investigates the knowledge young children have about clitic pronouns. In particular, it examines whether children ever make mistakes that suggest discontinuity between child and adult Spanish. An elicited imitation task and spontaneous data are used to study children's responses to a number of constructions involving clitics. Results indicate that, from the earliest testable age, children have the grammatical competence for clitic placement and never make certain logical, but unattested, errors.This paper investigates the knowledge young children have about clitic pronouns. In particular, it examines whether children ever make mistakes that suggest discontinuity between child and adult Spanish. An elicited imitation task and spontaneous data are used to study children's responses to a number of constructions involving clitics. Results indicate that, from the earliest testable age, children have the grammatical competence for clitic placement and never make certain logical, but unattested, errors.
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Journal Title
First Language
Volume
23
Issue
2
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© 2003 Sage Publications. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. First published in First Language. This journal is available online: http://fla.sagepub.com/content/vol23/issue2/
Subject
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Psychology
Language, communication and culture