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Abstract / Description of output
A recurring question in the literature of heritage language acquisition, and more generally of bilingual acquisition, is whether all linguistic domains are sensitive to input reduction and to cross-linguistic influence and to what extent. According to the Interface Hypothesis, morphosyntactic phenomena regulated by discourse-pragmatic conditions are more likely to lead to non-native outcomes than strictly syntactic aspects of the language (Sorace, 2011). To test this hypothesis, we examined subject realisation and placement in Greek-English bilingual children learning Greek as a heritage language in North America and investigated whether the amount of heritage language use can predict their performance in syntax-discourse and narrow syntactic contexts. Results indicated two deviations from the Interface Hypothesis: First, subject realisation (a syntax-discourse phenomenon) was found to be largely unproblematic. Second, subject placement was affected not only in syntax-discourse structures but also in narrow syntactic structures, though to a lesser degree, suggesting that the difference between syntax discourse and narrow syntactic phenomena with respect to their sensitivity to input reduction is gradient rather than categorical.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 421-445 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Second Language Research |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 16 Jul 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- child heritage language acquisition
- heritage language use
- input and output effect
- Interface Hypothesis
- syntax-discourse interface
- narrow syntax
- subject use in Greek
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- 2 Finished
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Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) - Visiting Fellowship
25/08/16 → 29/01/17
Project: Research Collaboration with external organisation
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PPLS Pilot Project: Processing of complex structures in typically developing monolingual and bilingual children using eye-tracking
20/11/15 → 31/08/16
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Research output
- 1 Article
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Effects of parental input quality on child heritage language acquisition
Daskalaki, E., Blom, E., Chondrogianni, V. & Paradis, J., 15 Jan 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Child Language. 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Profiles
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Vicky Chondrogianni
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences - Personal Chair of Bilingualism and Language Development
Person: Academic: Research Active