The Acquisition of Ergativity
Edited by Edith L. Bavin and Sabine Stoll
[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 9] 2013. v, 341 pp.
Edith L. Bavin
List of John Benjamins publications for which Edith L. Bavin plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Applied linguistics | Language acquisition | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Communication and Translation in Aboriginal Contexts
Edited by Edith L. Bavin
[Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. Series S, 5] 1990. iv, 99 pp.
Subjects Applied linguistics | Language acquisition | Language teaching
Articles
2018 Features of some ergative languages that impact on acquisition Functionalist and Usage-based Approaches to the Study of Language: In honor of Joan L. Bybee, Smith, K. Aaron and Dawn Nordquist (eds.), pp. 1–15 | Chapter
Bybee’s (e.g., 2006, 2010, 2013) view is that grammar is the cognitive organisation of one’s experience with the language. Evidence from the language acquisition field supports this approach. A major task for the child in acquiring a language is detecting distributional properties of the language… read more
2015 Memory profiles of children with SLI Specific Language Impairment: Current trends in research, Stavrakaki, Stavroula (ed.), pp. 125–144 | Article
The chapter provides an overview of specific language impairment (SLI) and
selected research focussing on the memory profiles of children with SLI. The
research shows that capacity limitations are associated with SLI and problems
extend beyond the verbal domain. The second part of the chapter… read more
2013 The acquisition of ergative case in Warlpiri The Acquisition of Ergativity, Bavin, Edith L. and Sabine Stoll (eds.), pp. 107–132 | Article
Ellipsis of core arguments in Warlpiri reduces the contexts in which children hear ergative case forms. The chapter discusses this and other possible factors that might impact on children’s acquisition of ergative morphology. Two sets of data are discussed. Naturalistic data show that by the age of… read more
2013 The acquisition of ergativity The Acquisition of Ergativity, Bavin, Edith L. and Sabine Stoll (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Article
1998 Factors of typology on language acquisition: some examples from Warlpiri Case, Typology and Grammar: In honor of Barry J. Blake, Siewierska, Anna and Jae Jung Song (eds.), pp. 37 ff. | Article
1995 The Obligation Modality in Western Nilotic Languages Modality in Grammar and Discourse, Bybee, Joan L. and Suzanne Fleischman (eds.), pp. 107 ff. | Article
1991 The acquisition of Warlpiri kin terms Pragmatics 1:3, pp. 319–344 | Article
1987 Anaphora in children’s Warlpiri Australian Applied Language Studies, McNamara, Tim F. (ed.), pp. 1–11 | Article
The paper examines developmental aspects relating to how Warlpiri children introduce referents and maintain reference in narrative. Comparisons are made with the three levels of development proposed by Karmiloff-Smith, based on her work on cohesion in narrative with French- and English-speaking… read more
1985 Issues in first language acquisition research Current Issues in First and Second Language Development: Proceedings of the ALAA Working Group on Language Development, Alice Springs, August 1984, Nicholas, Howard (ed.), pp. 13–26 | Article