On the role of linguistic creativity in the language use of mono- and multilingual children with vs without developmental language disorders (C04)

• Subject Area: Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 512393437

By investigating different groups of four-year-old children, C04 addresses individual-level linguistic creativity in word formation. It takes a comparative approach, contrasting the creative forms produced by mono- vs. multilingual children with typical vs. impaired language development at the verbal and non-verbal level when coping with lexical gaps. An additional focus will be on the influence of cognition and temperament, emotional and situational constraints. C04 will model creativity as a part of the individual learning process and the developing mental lexicon. In the long run, project C04 aims to focus on dialogues, thus revealing how creative naming strategies foster understanding.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1646: Linguistic Creativity in Communication
• Applicant Institution: Universität Bielefeld
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Martina Hielscher-Fastabend; Professorin Dr. Katharina Rohlfing; Professorin Dr. Julia Settinieri