The mouse is pulling the hedgehog. Or the other way around? Non-canonical Word Order Comprehension in Czech and German Four-Year-Olds

Anna Chromá; Jolana Treichelová; Filip Smolík; Claudia Friedrich

The mouse is pulling the hedgehog. Or the other way around? Non-canonical Word Order Comprehension in Czech and German Four-Year-Olds

Anna Chromá, Jolana Treichelová, Filip Smolík, Claudia Friedrich

Published: 27 May 2025, Last Modified: 27 May 2025ICLC-11 OralEveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY 4.0

Keywords: word order; case marking; first language acquisition; Czech; German

TL;DR: Czech-learning children comprehend object-marking morphology with high accuracy at three to four years which is strikingly ealier then in their peers learning German.

Submission Number: 89

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