caa a22 4500 47575669X CHVBK 20180406123539.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1008308724059 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1008308724059 The Acquisition of Japanese Numeral Classifiers: Linkage Between Grammatical Forms and Conceptual Categories [Elektronische Daten] [Kasumi Yamamoto, Frank Keil] This study examines the acquisition of Japanese numeral classifiers in Japanese preschool children, ages 3 to 6, with a primary emphasis on developing comprehension ability. Numeral classifiers, widely distributed in languages of East and Southeast Asia and the New World, are a group of morphemes that usually occur adjacent to quantity expressions. The selection of numeral classifiers is determined by the inherent semantic properties of the noun whose quantity is being specified, suggesting that developing patterns of comprehension should be linked to underlying patterns of semantic and conceptual development. Previous research claims that children acquire certain distributional patterns very early but that the acquisition of the semantic system is a very slow process. We argue instead that different techniques and stimulus contrast sets reveal a much greater sensitivity to semantic relations in young children than was previously considered possible. Reasons for the apparent slowness in classifier acquisition are also discussed. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 Yamamoto Kasumi Department of Asian Studies, Williams College, Stetson Hall, 01267, Williamstown, MA aut Keil Frank Department of Psychology, Yale University, 06520, New Haven, CT aut Journal of East Asian Linguistics Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/4(2000-10-01), 379-409 0925-8558 9:4<379 2000 9 10831 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008308724059 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008308724059 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yamamoto Kasumi Department of Asian Studies, Williams College, Stetson Hall, 01267, Williamstown, MA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Keil Frank Department of Psychology, Yale University, 06520, New Haven, CT aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of East Asian Linguistics Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/4(2000-10-01), 379-409 0925-8558 9:4<379 2000 9 10831 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer