Projektbeschreibung
Zu besserem Verständnis des Spracherwerbs bei Kleinkindern gelangen
Heute ist nur wenig über die früheste Form des Spracherwerbs bekannt, wobei dieses Gebiet die Kognitionswissenschaften fasziniert. Das im Rahmen der Marie-Skłodowska-Curie-Maßnahmen finanzierte Projekt MELA trägt nun dazu bei, dieses Wissen zu erweitern. Sein Ziel ist, die Rolle der frühen Sprachumgebung bei der Gestaltung von zwei Aspekten der Sprachentwicklung zu untersuchen: Wortschatzwachstum und semantische Organisation. Zu diesem Zweck wird das Projekt eine Längsschnittuntersuchung der lexikalischen Entwicklung im Alter von 9 bis 18 Monaten durchführen, anhand derer das Projektteam die Struktur der individuellen Sprache der Eltern auf die Sprachentwicklung ihres Kindes abbilden kann. Der wichtigste Punkt in diesem Projekt ist die Festigung der Zusammenhänge zwischen Spracherwerb und semantischer Entwicklung.
Ziel
Successful communication in humans critically depends on two aspects of language development: how many words we know (vocabulary growth) and whether we know how to combine them to understand and express meaningful ideas (semantic organization). This fellowship is designed to examine the role of early language environment in shaping these two aspects of language development. This aim will be addressed by conducting a longitudinal investigation of lexical development between 9 and 18 months of age. This will make it possible to map the structure of individual parents’ speech to the individual language development of their children. The focus on individual development promises not only to advance our theoretical understanding of typical development, but also to inform theory-based enrichment programs for atypical lexico-semantic development. To achieve these aims, the proposed research will strengthen connections between two fields in infant research, language acquisition and semantic development. Additionally, it will use a combination of complementary methods: analyses of naturalistic language input, parental reports, experimental paradigms, and cognitive modeling. Bridging the two research fields through a multi-method approach places this fellowship at the intersection of the fellow’s current expertise and the research lines currently active at the host institution (BCBL). Specifically, the semantic development aspect builds on the fellow’s strong background in category learning and lexico-semantic organization, while the language acquisition part aligns closely with the BCBL’s research lines. On the methodological side, the fellow will bring expertise in experimental designs, while skills related to the longitudinal approach, infant research, and cognitive modeling are those that the fellow will develop by training during this fellowship. Hence, this fellowship will strongly support the development of the prospective fellow’s independent line of research.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
Programm/Programme
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
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20009 San Sebastian
Spanien