Anaphoric definiteness marking in Korean: focusing on subject definites

Kim, Min-Joo

doi:10.1007/s10831-023-09260-y

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“…This in turn allows for bare verbs to comprise entire utterances, stripped of extra information. These bare verb utterances are frequent in child-directed input in Japanese and Korean, two pro-drop languages (e.g., Kim, 2000;Smith & Frank, 2012). Like word order salience, this allows for a clear connection between the input and a new event being introduced, labeling only the new information (the event itself) and omitting what is already known.…”

Section: The Structural Account Of Differences In Verb Biasmentioning

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Referential transparency of verbs in child-directed input by Japanese and American caregivers

Fitch,

Lieberman,

Frank

et al. 2024

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Children acquiring Japanese differ from those acquiring English with regard to the rate at which verbs are learned (Fernald & Morikawa, 1993). One possible explanation is that Japanese caregivers use verbs in referentially transparent contexts, which facilitate the form-meaning link. We examined this hypothesis by assessing differences in verb usage by Japanese and American caregivers during dyadic play with their infants (5-22 months). We annotated verb-containing utterances for elements associated with referential transparency and compared across groups. Contrary to our hypotheses, we found that Japanese caregivers used verbs in fewer referentially transparent contexts than American caregivers, or did not significantly differ from American caregivers, depending on the measure. These findings cast doubt on cross-cultural differences in referential transparency between Japanese and American child-directed input.

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Section: The Structural Account Of Differences In Verb Biasmentioning

confidence: 99%