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Kidd, Evan; Kirjavainen, Minna – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2011
The present paper reports on a study that investigated the role of procedural and declarative memory in the acquisition of Finnish past tense morphology. Two competing models were tested. Ullman's (2004) declarative/procedural model predicts that procedural memory supports the acquisition of regular morphology, whereas declarative memory supports…
Descriptors: Finno Ugric Languages, Morphology (Languages), Monolingualism, Memory
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Miller, Carol; Leonard, Laurence; Finneran, Denise – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2008
Background: Existing evidence suggests that young children with specific language impairment have unusual difficulty in detecting omissions of obligatory tense-marking morphemes, but little is known about adolescents' sensitivity to such violations. Aims: The study investigated whether limitations in receptive morphosyntax (as measured by…
Descriptors: Sentences, Test Format, Morphemes, Grammar