Language-specificity of motion event expressions in young Korean children

Soonja Choi | San Diego State University

This paper examines the development of motion expressions in two Korean children. The database consists of bi-weekly to monthly recordings of spontaneous mother–child interaction in their home between ages 1:11 and 4;2. All expressions of motion, both spontaneous and caused, were analyzed following the coding system developed by Hickmann, Hendriks & Champaud 2009). Analyses include form–function relationships between the types of linguistic devices used and the components of Motion expressed (e.g. Path, Manner, Cause), as well as the semantic density of motion-relevant information within the clause. The results were then compared to those of French and English learners reported in Hickmann et al. (2009). verb-framed

Keywords: expression of motion events, language-specificity and acquisition, Korean, spatial semantics and syntax

Published online: 27 June 2011
https://doi.org/10.1075/lia.2.1.07cho

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