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Volume 21:6 June 2021
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Development of Predicates and Participle Construction in
Malayalam Speaking Typically Developing Children of Different Age Groups

Faseeha M. and Satish Kumaraswamy

Abstract

The study aims at understanding and comparing the development of participle construction and predicates in Malayalam speaking typically developing children of different age groups).

A group of 10 normal children from each age group 5 yrs,6 yrs 7yrs and 8 yrs were selected randomly. 20 pictures indicating each sentence containing predicates and participle construction were taken as stimulus to elicit response. Same stimulus is given for all age groups. For both predicate and participle construction: pictures indicating each sentence were shown in the laptop. The subjects were asked to respond for what is shown in the picture which should contain predicates and participle. For each correct response, a tick mark is given, and it is counted and checks how many correct responses were obtained without any cues. From the results it is evident that development of predicates and participle construction acquires or emerges as the age increases. The result of the present study indicates better performance was shown by 8 year old group compared to other age groups.

The results also indicate that the predicates are acquired and developed earlier than participle constructions.

Keywords: Malayalam Speaking, Typically Developing Children, Different Age Groups, Predicates, Participle construction.

Introduction

Language is the expression of human communication through which knowledge, belief, and behavior can be experienced, explained, and shared. This sharing is based on systematic, conventionally used signs, sounds, gestures, or marks that convey understood meanings within a group or community. Recent research identifies “windows of opportunity” for acquiring language—written, spoken, or signed—that exist within the first few years of life.

Language determines one's entire way of life, including one's thinking and all other forms of mental activity. To use language is to limit oneself to the modes of perception already inherent in that language. Language effects the original split between wisdom and method.

“A language [is] a set (finite or infinite) of sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements.” (Noam Chomsky)

Malayalam is a language of the Dravidian family and is one of the four major languages of this family with a rich literary tradition, Malayalam has a rich morphology, and identifying the morphological suffixes of Malayalam verbs and nouns are quiet tough task.

The predicate is a grammatical construction that forms part of both lexical and syntactic categories of linguistics. It is explained that the predicate is the part of a sentence that offers information surrounding the subject of that sentence (Straus, Kaufman & Stern, 2014). The predicate is an important aspect of language to study as it collectively accounts for smaller linguistic elements such as action verbs, adjectives and adverbs which are quite complex as these require the speaker to know the subject as well as its attributes in a phrase (Strawson, 2017). Despite languages not being typologically similar, language-development studies illustrate that languages are universally acquired at different rates and stages. Markman (1991) illustrates how the child’s lexicon is dependent on the development of semantic or meaning construction and categorisation skills. These affect literacy and numeracy skills.

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Faseeha M.
Speech Language Pathologist
Kalathil (H)
Kadavathur (po)
Thalassery, Kannur - 670676
Kerala
fasi.faseeha123@gmail.com

Satish Kumaraswamy
Associate Professor
Dr. M V Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Malady Court Kavoor
Mangalore -15
Sat378@yahoo.com
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