The Acquisition of Relative Clauses
Processing, typology and function
Editor
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.
[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 8] 2011. viii, 244 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 4 November 2011
Published online on 4 November 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Introduction. The acquisition of relative clauses: Processing, typology, and functionEvan Kidd | pp. 1–12
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Chapter 1. Relative clauses: Processing and acquisitionWilliam O’Grady | pp. 13–38
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Chapter 2. A connectionist account of the acquisition and processing of relative clausesHartmut Fitz, Franklin Chang and Morten H. Christiansen | pp. 39–60
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Chapter 3. Learning from social interaction: The form and function of relative clauses in discourse and experimental studies with childrenSilke Brandt | pp. 61–80
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Chapter 4. Relative clause acquisition in Hebrew and the learning of constructionsInbal Arnon | pp. 81–106
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Chapter 5. Acquisition of relative clauses in Finnish: The effect of inputMinna Kirjavainen and Elena Lieven | pp. 107–140
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Chapter 6. Learning to produce Quechua relative clausesEllen Courtney | pp. 141–172
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Chapter 7. The acquisition of relative clauses in JapaneseHiromi Ozeki | pp. 173–196
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Chapter 8. The acquisition of relative clauses in Cantonese and MandarinAngel Chan, Stephen Matthews and Virginia Yip | pp. 197–226
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Chapter 9. Structural priming in comprehension of relative clause sentences: In search of a frequency x regularity interaction.James Hutton and Evan Kidd | pp. 227–242
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFDC: Language acquisition
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General