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Direct linkBeckner, Clay; Bybee, Joan – Language Learning, 2009
Constituent structure is considered to be the very foundation of linguistic competence and often considered to be innate, yet we show here that it is derivable from the domain-general processes of chunking and categorization. Using modern and diachronic corpus data, we show that the facts support a view of constituent structure as gradient (as…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Language Variation, Semantics, Form Classes (Languages)
Self-Qualification in L2 Japanese: An Interface of Pragmatic, Grammatical, and Discourse Competences
Geyer, Naomi – Language Learning, 2007
In Japanese, self-qualification, or a qualifying segment of talk that reduces the force of the speaker's own utterances, is frequently introduced with contrastive markers, such as "demo," "kedo," and "ga." This study explores the relationship between the grammatical and pragmatic competence of Japanese L2 learners by examining their use of such…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Grammar, Oral Language, Japanese
