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Age and input effects in the acquisition of mood in Heritage Portuguese

dc.contributor.authorFlores, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Ana Lúcia
dc.contributor.authorJesus, Alice
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Rui
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-11T09:27:29Z
dc.date.available2018-04-11T09:27:29Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe present study analyses the effect of age and amount of input in the acquisition of European Portuguese as a heritage language. An elicited production task centred on mood choice in complement clauses was applied to a group of 50 bilingual children (6–16-year-olds), who are acquiring Portuguese as a minority language in a German dominant environment. The results show a significant effect of the age at testing and the amount of input in the acquisition of the subjunctive. In general, acquisition is delayed with respect to monolinguals, even though higher convergence with the monolingual grammar is observed after 12 years of age. Results also reveal that children with more exposure to the heritage language at home show faster acquisition than children from mixed households: the 8–9 year old age boundary seems relevant for those speakers with more exposure and the 12–13 year old age boundary for those with less exposure.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationFlores, C., A. L. Santos, A. Jesus & R. Marques 2017. Age and input effects in the acquisition of mood in Heritage Portuguese. Journal of Child Language, 44(4), 795-828. Published online 30 May 2016.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0305000916000222pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/32702
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherCambridge University Presspt_PT
dc.subjectInput effectspt_PT
dc.subjectAgept_PT
dc.subjectHeritage speakerspt_PT
dc.subjectMood selectionpt_PT
dc.subjectComplement clausespt_PT
dc.subjectEuropean portuguesept_PT
dc.titleAge and input effects in the acquisition of mood in Heritage Portuguesept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceCambridgept_PT
oaire.citation.endPage828pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage795pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Child Languagept_PT
oaire.citation.volume44(4)pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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