通过儿童习得递归句式，揭示语言天赋与认知机制
Children's Acquisition of Tail-recursion Sequences: A Review of Locative Recursion and Possessive Recursion as Examples
- 以所有格与方位递归为例，系统梳理儿童递归习得路径
- 实验表明儿童递归能力存在渐进或同步获取的争议
- 适合语言习得、认知科学领域研究者阅读
递归是人类自然语言的本质。自乔姆斯基提出生成语法以来，众多学者从理论与实证角度研究递归。通过观察儿童对尾递归序列的习得，可验证普遍语法支持的语言先天论，并揭示人类大脑的认知机制。然而，目前关于儿童递归习得路径及影响因素仍存争议。本文系统综述以所有格递归与方位递归为实例的尾递归序列研究，聚焦实验方法、习得路径及影响因素。现有行为实验显示，儿童递归表现的争论集中于：1）渐进习得还是同步习得；2）方位递归与所有格递归习得是否存在对称性。我们认为，儿童可能凭借语言习得装置在短时间内快速掌握递归，但也有学者认为第三因素亦起作用。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Recursion is the nature of human natural language. Since Chomsky proposed generative grammar, many scholars have studied recursion either theoretically or empirically. However, by observing children's acquisition of tail recursion sequences, we can verify the nativism of language supported by universal grammar and reveal the cognitive mechanism of human brain. To date, our understanding of children's acquisition path of recursion and influencing factors still remain controversial. This systematic review summarizes the research of tail recursive sequence by taking possessive recursion and locative recursion as examples, focusing on the experimental methods, acquisition paths, and influencing factors of tail recursive sequence. The current behavioural experiments reveal that, the debate about children's performance revolves around: 1) Gradual acquisition or synchronous acquisition. 2) symmetry or asymmetry between the acquisition of locative recursion sequences and possessive recursion sequences. We presume that children can acquire recursion quickly in a short period of time thanks to the language acquisition device, though there are also scholars who believe that a third factor also plays a role.
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