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Računalna obrada dječjeg jezika na primjeru usvajanja umanjenica
Computer Analysis of Child Language on the Example of the Acquisition of Diminutives

Author(s): Marijan Palmović, Jelena Kuvač
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Hrvatsko filološko društvo
Keywords: CHILDES; language computer processing; child language; diminutives; language acquisition; morphology; Croatian language

Summary/Abstract: The article is a written form of a lecture given at Linguistic Circle in Zagreb with a purpose to give an overview of the CHILDES system and its implementation on the Croatian corpus of child language. The second part of the article is an example of the analyses that are faciliated with the programs included in CHILDES. Diminutives are a prominent feature of the child language in Croatian and their acquisition is presented. A brief discussion of the role of diminutives in the acquisition of Croatian morphology is given at the end of the article.

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 51-52
  • Page Range: 101-111
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Croatian