Noun phrase conjunction in Akan (Niger-Congo, Kwa) is performed by placing a connective between two noun phrases, but there some variation the forms used major dialects. In Twi dialects ne , Fante speakers may use nye or na depending on whether comitative coordinative interpretation intended. This paper focuses historical origins of n(y)e Akan. It suggests that patterns with other sub-saharan A...

The performance of machine learning algorithms can be improved by combining the output of different systems. In this paper we apply this idea to the recognition of noun phrases. We generate different classifiers by using different representations of the data. By combining the results with voting techniques described in (Van Halteren et al., 1998) we manage to improve the best reported performan...

abstract Aims This study investigated three- to five-year-olds’ ability generalise knowledge of case inflection novel nouns in Estonian, which has complex morphology and lacks a default declension pattern. We explored whether Estonian-speaking children use similar strategies adults, they preferred pattern or analogy phonological neighbours. Method taught nominative allative elicited partitive g...

A main question in current research on early language development is when and how children acquire the grammatical categories of the language they are learning. The present study investigates the development of the noun grammatical category in French by analysing children’s naturalistic productions from three age groups, i.e., 1;8, 2;6 and 3;3. In oral French, the noun class is mainly character...

Noun incorporation in Frisian (Dyk 1997) is unusual because it shows certain restrictions that are not seen in other languages with noun incorporation, such as Mohawk and Chukchi. In addition, while others argue that noun incorporation is indeed possible in Germanic (see Booij 2009 for Dutch, Barrie and Spreng 2009 for German), Frisian is unusual even with respect to Germanic in allowing noun i...

the significance of error analysis for the learner, the teacher and the researcher is now widely recognized. earlier studies of error analysis concentrated on intersystematic comparison of the “native language” and the “target language” and drew the required data largely from intuitions and impressionistic observations. this study was conducted on the basis of the following observations: (1) to...