Comprehension and imitated production of personal pronouns across languages

Bittner, Dagmar; Kuehnast, Milena; Gagarina, Natalia

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“…Pronoun development is significant because it involves the overlap of semantic knowledge, pragmatic function, and morphological acquisition (Bittner, Kuehnast, & Gagarina, 2011;Hulit et al, 2011;Owens, 2008). Using English pronouns, an individual conveys understanding of (a) the role of the speaker and listener, with use of I versus you (Owens, 2008); (b) the concept of human or nonhuman, with use of I, he, she, they, and you versus it (Bittner et al, 2011); and (c) the concept of gender, with use of he versus she (Hulit et al, 2011;Owens, 2008). Understanding of quantity is also embedded into discrimination and use of singular pronouns (e.g., he and she) with plural pronouns (e.g., they).…”

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“…Understanding of quantity is also embedded into discrimination and use of singular pronouns (e.g., he and she) with plural pronouns (e.g., they). Pragmatically, pronoun use assists the speaker in continuing the topic, which is an important skill for discourse (Bittner et al, 2011;Owens, 2008). Lewis and Ramsay (2004) investigated the relationship between personal pronoun use, pretend play, and self-recognition development in children <2 years of age.…”

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A Comparison of Subject Pronoun Use by Characters in Two Television Shows Targeting Preschoolers

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Boyer²,

Martin³

2013

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The purpose of this investigation was to compare the accuracy and type of subject pronouns used by characters in 2 television shows targeting the preschool demographic: Sesame Street and Barney and Friends. Method: The first 100 opportunities for pronoun use in 5 episodes of each show were transcribed. The opportunities for subject pronoun use were classified as either correct, substitution, or omission. Subject pronouns were also analyzed by person and by singular versus plural tense. Results: Both television shows have high subject pronoun use accuracy. No statistical differences were reported for accuracy, but statistical differences did occur in the types of pronouns used: Sesame Street used significantly more singular and second person pronouns, whereas Barney and T

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A Comparison of Subject Pronoun Use by Characters in Two Television Shows Targeting Preschoolers

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This book offers a clear, critical, and comprehensive overview of theoretical and experimental work on information structure. Different chapters examine the main theories of information structure in syntax, phonology, and semantics as well as perspectives from psycholinguistics and other relevant fields. Following the editors’ introduction the book is divided into four parts. The first, on theories of and theoretical perspectives on information structure, includes chapters on topic, prosody, and implicature. Part II covers a range of current issues in the field, including focus, quantification, and sign languages, while Part III is concerned with experimental approaches to information structure, including processes involved in its acquisition and comprehension. The final part contains a series of linguistic case studies drawn from a wide variety of the world’s language families.

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Comprehension and imitated production of personal pronouns across languages

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