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The Learnability of Complex Constructions: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective: 345 (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM], 345) - Hardcover

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9783110694499: The Learnability of Complex Constructions: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective: 345 (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM], 345)
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ISBN 10: 3110694492 ISBN 13: 9783110694499
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton, 2020

Synopsis

How language users from different linguistic backgrounds cope with forms of complexity is still a territory with many unanswered questions. The current book is concerned with morphologically and syntactically complex items, that is, derivatives, inflected forms, compounds, phrases and forms related by agreement and examines how these constructions are acquired and learned in a great range of different languages, such as Turkish, Welsh, Basque and Catalan. Relying on a variety of methodologies targeting production or comprehension, among others, lexical decision and priming experiments, an EEG study, a corpus analysis and a reading test, the authors consider data from native speakers mastering one or more languages and second-language users. Overall, the volume reflects upon and contributes to our understanding of how the pecularities of language and its users affect the learnability of complex forms.

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About the Author

Marcel Schlechtweg, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany.

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Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3110694492
ISBN 13 
9783110694499
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
246
Editor
Schlechtweg