nam a22 4500 tilar.8/587008128 nljbp 240918053820.7 cr ||||||||||| 131217s2011 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2011031920 9789027283405 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp P118.65 401/.93 23 CFDC bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh The Acquisition of Relative Clauses Processing, typology and function Edited by Evan Kidd Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011 ©2011 1 online resource (viii, 244 pp. ) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Trends in Language Acquisition Research 1569-0644 8 Includes bibliographical references. Introduction. The acquisition of relative clauses / Evan Kidd -- Chapter 1. Relative clauses / William O’Grady -- Chapter 2. A connectionist account of the acquisition and processing of relative clauses / Hartmut Fitz, Franklin Chang and Morten H. Christiansen -- Chapter 3. Learning from social interaction / Silke Brandt -- Chapter 4. Relative clause acquisition in Hebrew and the learning of constructions / Inbal Arnon -- Chapter 5. Acquisition of relative clauses in Finnish / Minna Kirjavainen and Elena Lieven -- Chapter 6. Learning to produce Quechua relative clauses / Ellen Courtney -- Chapter 7. The acquisition of relative clauses in Japanese / Hiromi Ozeki -- Chapter 8. The acquisition of relative clauses in Cantonese and Mandarin / Angel Chan, Stephen Matthews and Virginia Yip -- Chapter 9. Structural priming in comprehension of relative clause sentences / James Hutton and Evan Kidd Explaining the acquisition and processing of relative clauses has long challenged psycholinguistics researchers. The current volume presents a collection of chapters that consider the acquisition of relative clauses with a particular focus on function, typology, and language processing. A diverse range of theoretical approaches and languages are bought to bear on the acquisition of this construction type, making the volume unique in its coverage. The volume will appeal to students and scholars whose interest lies in the acquisition and processing of syntax with a particular focus on complex sentences in crosslinguistic and functionalist perspective. Provided by publisher. Language acquisition Syntax Theoretical linguistics Kidd, Evan editor Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011 Hardbound version: 9789027234780 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/tilar.8 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027283405