Open AccessOn the acquisition of the German plural markings
Author(s) -
Dagmar Bittner,
Klaus-Michael Köpcke
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
zas papers in linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1435-9588
DOI - 10.21248/zaspil.21.2001.86
Subject(s) - plural , german , memorization , sample (material) , cover (algebra) , perspective (graphical) , linguistics , psychology , computer science , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , engineering , philosophy , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography
In the following, we will discuss the acquisition of plural forms in German from the unified perspective of the two, in our opinion compatible, approaches, on the basis of a longitudinal data sample of eight children. There are at least six recordings of each child, all of whom are girls. Together, the data cover the acquisition period from 1;11 to 2;10. One may thus anticipate that the data sample under investigation reflects the transition from purely lexical memorization to the acquisition of regularities or patterns.