Funktionale Kategorien im Erwerb des Deutschen und des Polnischen als Erstsprache(n)

Aldona Sopata

doi:10.18778/2196-8403.2008.18

Authors

Aldona Sopata

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/2196-8403.2008.18

Keywords:

mother tongue, intellectual grammar, generative theory functional categories , first-language aquisition

Abstract

Learning of the mother tongue is a fascinating process, which is investigated on the basis of various linguistic theories. The description of the human mental grammar delivered by Generative Theory allows for a very detailed investigation into the phenomenon. The present article describes the development of functional categories in the acquisition of German and Polish as first language. A comparison of the process in both languages supports the hypothesis explaining the first language acquisition in terms of a gradual development of the language structure in a child’s mind.

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