Acquisition of polarity items in Czech children: An experimental study

KURFÜRSTOVÁ, Petra, Iveta ŠAFRATOVÁ and Linda DOLEŽÍ. Acquisition of polarity items in Czech children: An experimental study. Crossroads: A Journal of English Studies. 2020, vol. 2020, No 30, p. 39-56. ISSN 2300-6250. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.15290/CR.2020.30.3.03.

Basic information

Original name

Acquisition of polarity items in Czech children: An experimental study

Authors

KURFÜRSTOVÁ, Petra (203 Czech Republic), Iveta ŠAFRATOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Linda DOLEŽÍ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Crossroads: A Journal of English Studies, 2020, 2300-6250

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60203 Linguistics

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14640/20:00117538

Organization unit

Language Centre

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.15290/CR.2020.30.3.03

Keywords in English

language acquisition; polarity items; Czech

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

We deal with the acquisition of polarity items "i" and "ani" in utterances of Czech children. These items frequently function as conjunctions and particles in Czech language. we treat them as focus/scalar particles. These particles are specific for their sensitivity to probability. The aim was to find out whether children at primary school (junior school age) have already acquired these items and whether they are able to connect them correctly with alternatives on the scale of probability. The research was conducted with children from the second and the fourth grade at primary school.