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Linguistics ETDs
Publication Date
5-1-2015
Abstract
This study addresses whether/how monolingual and bilingual Spanish-speaking children differ in their acquisition of grammar by examining direct object clitics in contexts where either proclisis or enclisis is possible (Lo voy a ver vs. Voy a verlo). The current study examines variable clitic placement in sociolinguistic interviews conducted with 21 Spanish-English bilingual children of Mexican descent, ages 5-11, and 71 monolingual children in Mexico, ages 6-11. All direct object clitics in variable contexts were extracted (N =140 tokens, .2% of total word count). Both the monolingual and bilingual children produced high rates of proclisis (76%, 75%, respectively). It is concluded that naturalistic production data do not support the view that English impacts bilingual childrens patterns of variable clitic placement in Spanish. Instead, their patterns of use are the same as those found among monolingual children.
Language
English
Keywords
Child language, bilingualism, clitics, Spanish
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Linguistics
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Department of Linguistics
First Committee Member (Chair)
Morford, Jill
Second Committee Member
Vallejos-Yopán, Rosa
Third Committee Member
Shin, Naomi
Recommended Citation
Rao, Anita. "La Quiero Ver~Quiero Verla: Monolingual and bilingual children's variable clitic placement." (2015). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ling_etds/27
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