The Dative Alternation in Norwegian Child Language

Research has shown that givenness is one of several factors that influence the choice of word order with the Dative Alternation in languages such as English. This paper investigates to what extent Norwegian children between the ages of 4;2 and 6;0 are sensitive to this factor in production. In order...

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Main Authors: Merete Anderssen, Paula Fikkert, Roksolana Mykhaylyk, Yulia Rodina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2012-05-01
Series:Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlyd/article/view/2286