RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis
T1 The acquisition of get-passives by English-Spanish bilingual and English monolingual children
A1 Serrano García, Nerea
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 get-passives
K1 be-passives
K1 bilingual acquisition
K1 English-Spanish bilingual children
K1 English monolingual children
K1 pasivas con ‘get’
K1 pasivas con ‘be’
K1 adquisición bilingüe
K1 niños bilingües inglés-español
K1 niños monolingües ingleses
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB The main purpose of this study is to expand the literature on the acquisition of get-passives since this construction has not been as researched as the be-passive. Particularly, the longitudinal spontaneous data of a pair of two English-Spanish bilingual twins and two English monolingual siblings will be analyzed to verify if there are differences in terms of i) their age of acquisition, ii) the frequency and typology of the production of get-passives; and iii) the role that the adult input plays in the children’s acquisition of this structure. Our results show that although the age of the first production differs in both groups of children, both bilingual and monolingual children start producing get-passives later than be-passives. Moreover, both groups produce more eventive than stative get-passives, although it is the monolinguals who produce get-passives more frequently. Besides, adult input seems to have an effect on the children’s acquisition since the frequency of get-passives coincides with that of the children. These findings suggest that the acquisition of get- and be-passives follow a similar pattern.
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63785
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63785
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 07-abr-2025