The acquisition of numeral classifiers the case of Japanese children - Yamamoto, Kasumi (Mouton de Gruyter, 2005)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-208) and index
Syntactic Definitions -- Lexical Semantic Definitions -- Previous Studies : Adams and Conklin's (1973) view ; Allan's (1977) view ; Denny's (1976) view ; Lee's (1987) view -- Comparative Lexical Semantic Analysis : Data sources ; The Japanese numeral classifier system ; The Vietnamese numeral classifier system ; The Chinese numeral classifier system ; The Thai numeral classifier system -- Semantic Universality and Idiosyncracity of Classifier systems -- Linguistic Relativity -- Noun Class Acquisition -- Categorization and Cognitive Development -- Thai Acquisition Research -- Mandarin Acquisition Research -- Cantonese Acquisition Research -- Korean Acquisition Research -- Japanese Acquisition Research -- Hokkein Acquisition Research -- Garo Acquisition Research -- Kilivila Acquisition Research -- Universal Parameters and Universal Constraints in Classifier Acquisition -- Alternative Hypothesis -- Findings from Research in Cognitive Development -- Findings from Research in Language Acquisition -- The Present Study -- Condition One -- Method -- Subjects -- Stimuli -- Procedure -- Training sessions -- Sense classifier tests -- Nonsense classifier tests -- Results -- Sense vs. nonsense classifiers -- Analysis based on the categories -- General classifiers -- Animal classifiers -- Shape-specific classifiers -- Functional classifiers -- Comprehension vs. production -- Condition Two -- Method -- Subjects -- Stimuli -- Procedure -- Results : Sense vs. nonsense classifiers in weak condition ; Analysis based on the categories ; Animal classifiers ; Shape-specific classifiers ; Functional classifiers
This book is about the numeral classifier system and the acquisition of Japanese classifiers by Japanese children. It consists of three parts. First, it provides a general typological characterization of numeral classifier phrases and discusses the semantic properties of numeral classifiers based on an analysis of four languages from four different language families. Second, it extensively reviews classifier acquisition research from eight different languages. Third, it examines the acquisition of numeral classifiers by Japanese preschool children. The importance of the study is that it reveal