naa a22 4500 510742327 CHVBK 20180411083032.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11525-013-9211-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11525-013-9211-y Preference for linking element - en - in Dutch noun-noun compounds: native speakers and second language learners of Dutch [Elektronische Daten] [Arina Banga, Esther Hanssen, Anneke Neijt, Robert Schreuder] In Dutch, variation occurs in the formation of noun-noun compound words. Some compounds always add the linking element -en- between the two nouns; some compounds never use such a linking element; and still others allow both options. The element -en- is homophonous with the regular plural ending in Dutch, and we therefore investigated if plural semantics creates a preference for the linking element -en- in novel Dutch noun-noun compounds. We also investigated if the preference for linking -en- is influenced by just meaning (i.e., a semantic plural), form (i.e., a formal plural), or perhaps both. The influence of native language on preferences for Dutch compounds was also investigated. In study1, we tested native speakers of Dutch; in study2, Frisian-Dutch bilinguals; and, in study3, speakers of German with Dutch as a second language. Plurality played a role in the preferences for Dutch compound formation in all tested groups. For native speakers of Dutch, Frisian, and German, moreover, the preference for a linking element in novel Dutch compounds was influenced by both the semantic plural and the formal plural. However, these effects were smaller for the native speakers of German. These findings confirm the findings of earlier studies (e.g. Schreuder etal. in Language and Cognitive Processes 13(5):551-573, 1998) showing linking -en- to carry an intrinsic plural meaning. Kiparsky's level-ordering hypothesis (Linguistics in the morning calm, pp.3-91, 1982) and Pinker's words-and-rules theory (Words and rules: the ingredients of language, 1999) are re-considered in light of the present findings. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2013 Compounds nationallicence Linking elements nationallicence Morphology nationallicence Second language learning nationallicence Dutch nationallicence Banga Arina Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Hanssen Esther Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Neijt Anneke Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Schreuder Robert Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University Nijmegen, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Morphology Springer Netherlands 23/1(2013-02-01), 33-56 1871-5621 23:1<33 2013 23 11525 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11525-013-9211-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11525-013-9211-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Banga Arina Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hanssen Esther Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Neijt Anneke Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schreuder Robert Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University Nijmegen, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Morphology Springer Netherlands 23/1(2013-02-01), 33-56 1871-5621 23:1<33 2013 23 11525 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer