Edith L. Bavin

List of John Benjamins publications in which Edith L. Bavin is involved.

Titles

The Acquisition of Ergativity

Edited by Edith L. Bavin and Sabine Stoll

Ergativity is one of the main challenges both for linguistic and acquisition theories. This book is unique, taking a cross-linguistic approach to the acquisition of ergativity in a large variety of typologically distinct languages. The chapters cover languages from different families and from… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 9] 2013. v, 341 pp.

Communication and Translation in Aboriginal Contexts

Edited by Edith L. Bavin

[Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. Series S, 5] 1990. iv, 99 pp.

Articles (9) | Order by:

Bavin, Edith L. 2018 Features of some ergative languages that impact on acquisition Functionalist and Usage-based Approaches to the Study of Language: In honor of Joan L. Bybee, Smith, K. Aaron and Dawn Nordquist (eds.), pp. 1–15 | Chapter

Bybee’s (e.g., 2006, 2010, 2013) view is that grammar is the cognitive organisation of one’s experience with the language. Evidence from the language acquisition field supports this approach. A major task for the child in acquiring a language is detecting distributional properties of the language… read more

Bavin, Edith L. 2015 Memory profiles of children with SLI Specific Language Impairment: Current trends in research, Stavrakaki, Stavroula (ed.), pp. 125–144 | Article

The chapter provides an overview of specific language impairment (SLI) and selected research focussing on the memory profiles of children with SLI. The research shows that capacity limitations are associated with SLI and problems extend beyond the verbal domain. The second part of the chapter… read more

Bavin, Edith L. 2013 The acquisition of ergative case in Warlpiri The Acquisition of Ergativity, Bavin, Edith L. and Sabine Stoll (eds.), pp. 107–132 | Article

Ellipsis of core arguments in Warlpiri reduces the contexts in which children hear ergative case forms. The chapter discusses this and other possible factors that might impact on children’s acquisition of ergative morphology. Two sets of data are discussed. Naturalistic data show that by the age of… read more

Stoll, Sabine and Edith L. Bavin 2013 The acquisition of ergativity The Acquisition of Ergativity, Bavin, Edith L. and Sabine Stoll (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Article

Bavin, Edith L. 1998 Factors of typology on language acquisition: some examples from Warlpiri Case, Typology and Grammar: In honor of Barry J. Blake, Siewierska, Anna and Jae Jung Song (eds.), pp. 37–56 | Article

Bavin, Edith L. 1995 The Obligation Modality in Western Nilotic Languages Modality in Grammar and Discourse, Bybee, Joan L. and Suzanne Fleischman (eds.), pp. 107–134 | Article

Bavin, Edith L. 1991 The acquisition of Warlpiri kin terms Pragmatics 1:3, pp. 319–344 | Article

Bavin, Edith L. 1987 Anaphora in children’s Warlpiri Australian Applied Language Studies, McNamara, Tim F. (ed.), pp. 1–11 | Article

The paper examines developmental aspects relating to how Warlpiri children introduce referents and maintain reference in narrative. Comparisons are made with the three levels of development proposed by Karmiloff-Smith, based on her work on cohesion in narrative with French- and English-speaking… read more

Bavin, Edith L. 1985 Issues in first language acquisition research Current Issues in First and Second Language Development: Proceedings of the ALAA Working Group on Language Development, Alice Springs, August 1984, Nicholas, Howard (ed.), pp. 13–26 | Article