Object clitic production by simultaneous Russian-Cypriot Greek bilinguals
Date
2017ISSN
2529-1114Source
Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguisticsVolume
22Issue
0Pages
235-250Google Scholar check
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This study investigates linguistic development of bilingual children in Cyprus, specifically with respect to object clitic production. Twenty-three Russian–Cypriot Greek (CG) simultaneous bilingual children took part in the study. Greek oral production data, obtained via elicited story-telling (Tsimpli et al. 2007), was recorded, transcribed and analysed in terms of object clitic (non)target production/omission and relevant features such as gender, case, number and person. The analysis of the data showed that the linguistic development of bilingual children is influenced by the quantity and quality of input and their linguistic environment as well as by their mothers’ linguistic profile and background.