Title: Language Acquisition, Microcues, Parameters, and Morphosyntactic Change
Abstract: Chapter 17 Language Acquisition, Microcues, Parameters, and Morphosyntactic Change Marit Westergaard, Marit WestergaardSearch for more papers by this author Marit Westergaard, Marit WestergaardSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Richard D. Janda, Richard D. JandaSearch for more papers by this authorBrian D. Joseph, Brian D. JosephSearch for more papers by this authorBarbara S. Vance, Barbara S. VanceSearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 July 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118732168.ch17 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary This chapter reviews some traditional generative work arguing for a close connection between child language acquisition and diachronic change. It points out some problems mainly from typical findings in child language data, and argues that the main issue is related to the size of rules and the corresponding changes. According to the model of microcues, both acquisition and change take place in small steps, affecting subcategories, features or individual lexical items. Instead of dismissing the idea that there is any connection between acquisition and change, the chapter shows that acquisition is not the direct cause of historical change, but first language acquisition is a dynamic process that entails the potential for change. The author argues that acquisition may explain the nature of diachronic development, accounting for why some linguistic features change, while others are more stable. The Handbook of Historical Linguistics, II RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-07-16
Language: en
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