Practical English Grammar 68 Chapter 2: Phonology CHAPTER 1 First Language Acquisition Week eight: Language acquisition — Chapter 12Homework: p. 471 #3, 472 #4, #6, #7History of English Phonology xxx413ffChapter 2: Morphology 69 Practical English Grammar MorphologyThree strategies:1. The Whole Object AssumptionA new word refers to a whole object.2. The Type AssumptionA new word refers to a type of thing, not just to a particular thing.3. The Basic Level AssumptionA new word refers to types of objects that are alike in basic ways.Overextensions: 419-420Underextensions: 420-421 Morphological overextensions:page 423ffStages: (423)1. case-by-case2. overuse of general pattern3. mastery of exceptions to the general patternPractical English Grammar 70 Chapter 2: Underextensions: 420-421childrenmanwentrandeerhimselfbroughtDevelopmental sequences: 424ffSyntaxOne-word stage: 427Two-word stage: 427-428Utterance Situation Semantic relationDada as father enters the room agent of action = Actordown as child sits down action or statedoor as father closes door theme = Undergoerhere as child points locationMama as child gives mother something recipientagain as child watches lighting of a match recurrenceChapter 2: Vocabulary 71 Practical English Grammar page 427-428:Baby chair ‘The baby is sitting on the chair’ agent-locationDoggie bark ‘The dog is barking’ agent-actionKen water ‘Ken is drinking water’ agent-themeHit doggie ‘I hit the doggie’ action-themeDaddy hat ‘Daddy’s hat’ possessor-possessedinversion 430over-inversion 431wh-questions fronting no inversionfronting with inversion Vocabulary Overextensions (see textbook) 455 xxxUtterance Semantic relation Intended meaningbaby chair agent-location= Actor-location‘The baby is sitting in the chair’doggie bark agent-action= Actor-action‘The dog is barking.’Ken water agent-theme=Actor-Undergoer‘Ken is drinking water.’hit doggie action-theme= action-Undergoer‘I hit the doggie.’Daddy hat possessor-possessed ‘Daddy’s hat’Practical English Grammar 72 Chapter
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