Insights from the Meaning First Approach and cognition into denominal verbs in child language: Cherrying means ‘eating cherries’, not ‘becoming like a cherry’

• Published in: Glossa (London) Vol. 8; no. 1
• Main Author: Bleotu, Adina Camelia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Open Library of Humanities 01.11.2023
• Subjects: denominal verbs; figurative meanings; first language; literal meanings; Research Article; Romanian; figurative meanings; denominal verbs; first language; literal meanings; Romanian
• ISSN: 2397-1835; 2397-1835
• DOI: 10.16995/glossa.8653

We experimentally investigate the meaning of denominal verbs in child and adult Romanian using a semi-artificial/semi-nonce denominal verb (SAD) paradigm, i.e., using non-existent verbs derived from familiar nouns ( a cireşi ‘to cherry’). Importantly, the SAD paradigm allows us to probe into meaning...