On the role of linguistic creativity in the language use of mono- and multilingual children with vs without developmental language disorders (C04)

Subject Area Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics
Term since 2024
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 512393437
 

Project Description

By investigating different groups of four-year-old children, C04 addresses individual-level linguistic creativity in word formation. It takes a comparative approach, contrasting the creative forms produced by mono- vs. multilingual children with typical vs. impaired language development at the verbal and non-verbal level when coping with lexical gaps. An additional focus will be on the influence of cognition and temperament, emotional and situational constraints. C04 will model creativity as a part of the individual learning process and the developing mental lexicon. In the long run, project C04 aims to focus on dialogues, thus revealing how creative naming strategies foster understanding.
DFG Programme Collaborative Research Centres
Subproject of SFB 1646:  Linguistic Creativity in Communication
Applicant Institution Universität Bielefeld
Project Heads Professorin Dr. Martina Hielscher-Fastabend; Professorin Dr. Katharina Rohlfing; Professorin Dr. Julia Settinieri