LINGUIST List 13.3295

Fri Dec 13 2002

Qs: Lang Acquisition, Comparatives

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  • Katharine Beals, language acquisition by autistic children
  • Linnaea Stockall, words for 'more' & 'less'

    Message 1: language acquisition by autistic children

     Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:36:42 +0000
    From: Katharine Beals <bealsautism-language-therapies.com>
    Subject: language acquisition by autistic children


    In connection with a grammar training project at http://www.autism-language-therapies.com I am looking for references on language acquisition by autistic children, particularly in the areas of morphology and syntax.

    Thanks!

    Message 2: words for 'more' & 'less'

     Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:39:50 +0000
    From: Linnaea Stockall <l_stockmit.edu>
    Subject: words for 'more' & 'less'


    I'm trying to collect comparitives from as many languages as possible. I'm most interested in 'more' and 'less'. I'm hoping to find two things: (1) other languages that have a 'more'/'-er'-type alternation for either the positive or the negative comparitive and (2)languages in which one or more comparitive is morphologically complex.

    I'll happily post a summary of responses.

    Thanks,

    Linnaea