Expressing uncertainty  

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O'Neill, Daniela K. ; Atance, Cristina M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: First Language (Full Text) vol. 20 no. 58 (Feb. 2000), page 29-52.
Fulltext: Daniela K. O'Neill; Cristina M. Atance.pdf (1.09MB)

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Little is known about the emergence of modal adjuncts to mark uncertainty. We used the CHILDES database (MacWhinney & Snow 1985, 1990) to examine the use of the modal terms maybe, possibly, probably and might among 10 children between ages 2;0 and 4; 11. A coding scheme was developed to permit a detailed examination of the contexts in which these terms were used. Children first expressed uncertainty in connention with ongoing events in the physical world and with respect to future intentions. The expression of uncertainty with respect to future events was the next context of use to emerge. After age 3;6, an increased use of might was notable, particularly with respect to 'things that might happen' in the future. We are gonna . . . at the ocean. Ocean is a little far away. Baw, baw, buh [etc.] far away. . . I think it's. . . couple blocks. . . away. Maybe it's down, downtown, and across the ocean, and down the river, and maybe it's in, the hot dogs will be in a fridge. . . and the fridge (would) be in the water over by a shore, and then we could go in, and get a hot dog and bring it out to the river, and then the sharks go in the river and bite me, in the ocean, we go in the ocean, and the ocean be over by . . . Emily, aged 28 months (from Nelson 1989a, italics added).

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