Acquisition of diminutives in typologically different languages: Evidence from Russian and Estonian

Kazakovskaya, Victoria V.; Argus, Reili

doi:10.5128/erya17.05

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“…Some facets in the acquisition of word-formation-affixation and compounding-are shown in Protassova and Voeikova (2007), Kazakovskaya (2017) and Kazakovskaya and Voeikova (2021). An attempt to compare both affixation and compounding with the data of the compound-rich Estonian language was made in Kazakovskaya (2013, 2018) and Kazakovskaya and Argus (2021). Systematic study of derivational morphology in the comparative-Russian-German-standpoint is being undertaken for the first time.…”

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“…It is also important to note that the proportion of diminutives may not always depend on child gender. In particular, in the earlier studies conducted on different monolingual data it was claimed that there were more diminutives in girls' speech than in boys' (Gleason et al 1990;Protassova, Voeikova 2007;Kazakovskaya, Argus 2021). However, in the speech of bilingual Anna, the percentage of diminutive lemmas in relation to all nouns is lower than in Fillip's (p<0.001).…”

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Acquisition of Russian nominal derivation in monolingualism and bilingualism

Kazakovskaya

2022

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The case study focuses on the acquisition of Russian derivational morphology in terms of nouns by monolingual (Russian) and simultaneous bilingual (Russian-German) children of early age. The results are based on analysis of representative natural longitudinal recordings transcribed and stored in CHAT format using the CHILDES system. The first patterns and methods of nominal word-formation along with the morphemes used by children are revealed. The properties of word-formation that indicate the productive use of the nominal derivatives, such as the presence of simplex-derivative pairs, chains and word families, as well as occasionalisms are noted. The similarities and differences in the acquisition of nominal derivatives, including their semantic domains, in mono-and bilingual situations are discussed.

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Acquisition of Russian nominal derivation in monolingualism and bilingualism

Kazakovskaya

2022

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“…Keeled liigituvad rohkem või vähem deminutiivi lembesteks. Meie oma läänemeresoome keelterühmaski on osa keeli deminutiivirikkamad (vepsa, lüüdi, karjala, lõunaeesti), deminutiivivaesemaks on hinnatud näiteks eesti keel (nt Kazakovskaya, Argus 2021;Kupp-Sazonov 2019). Seto deminutiivirohkuse näitlikustamiseks sobib hästi üks juhuslik katke muinasjutust Ello Kirsi kirjapanekutes (Salve 2008), kus 75 sõnast 15 ehk 20% on deminutiivid:…”

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Seto Deminutiivid

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Todesk

2023

The Yearbook of the Estonian Mother Tongue Society

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Diminutives and hypocoristics in adolescents’ pet-directed speech

Kazakovskaya

2023

Russkij âzyk v škole

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This paper investigates diminutives and hypocoristics in asymmetric verbal communication of Russianspeaking children, aged 13 to 16, when communicating with their pets. Observational data was collected by semi-formal oral and written questionnaires concerning these derivatives used when communicating with and talking about pets. The frequency of diminutives and hypocoristics, as well as their semantic and derivational features in the speech of boys and girls, are considered against the background of similar data of adults of corresponding gender. The gender and age differences identified in the use of diminutives and hypocoristics by respondents are statistically significant. Specifically, girls’ pet-directed speech was diminutively richer than the boys’ (both in terms of lemmas and tokens). The semantic preferences documented during diminutivization in adolescents of both genders are comparable, but differ from those of adults, as does the inventory of diminutive suffixes. The pragmatic functions of the use of diminutives and hypocoristics indicate a predominant expression of empathy, the trigger for which is a pet. The article also highlights other features of adolescent speech when addressing pets.

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Acquisition of diminutives in typologically different languages: Evidence from Russian and Estonian

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Acquisition of Russian nominal derivation in monolingualism and bilingualism

Acquisition of Russian nominal derivation in monolingualism and bilingualism

Seto Deminutiivid

Diminutives and hypocoristics in adolescents’ pet-directed speech

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