Stéphanie Barbu|Aurélie Nardy|Jean-Pierre Chevrot|Jacques Juhel
Language evaluation and use during early childhood: Adhesion to social norms or integration of environmental regularities?
Laboratoire de Linguistique et Didactique des Langues Etrangères et Maternelles|Université Grenoble Alpes|Laboratoire de Linguistique et Didactique des Langues Etrangères et Maternelles|Université Grenoble Alpes|Institut Universitaire de France|University of Rennes 2|University of Rennes
whether social uses language concert acquisition driven awareness social value assigned linguistic variants remains unanswered present study examines 185 french native speakers aged 2 6 years different social backgrounds produce evaluate wellknown french phonological alternation liaison obligatory liaisons categorical vary sociolinguistically adults variable liaisons sociolinguistic variable frequently produced higherclass adults different developmental social patterns found obligatory variable liaisons childrens productions obligatory liaisons related judgments 34 years old regardless childrens social backgrounds however developmental gap observed higher lowerclass children appeared earlier production evaluation variable liaisons childrens productions related judgments irrespective social backgrounds 45 years social differences appeared childrens productions judgments year later although ability evaluate different linguistic forms emerges early developmental stage awareness social value variants seem precede ability select standard varieties formal situations