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Perovic, Alexandra; Modyanova, Nadya; Wexler, Ken – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2013
Although pragmatic deficits are well documented in autism, little is known about the extent to which grammatical knowledge in this disorder is deficient, or merely delayed when compared to that of typically developing children functioning at similar linguistic or cognitive levels. This study examines the knowledge of constraints on the…
Descriptors: Psycholinguistics, Pragmatics, Form Classes (Languages), Autism
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Kemper, Susan – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1986
When elderly (70-89 years) and younger (30-49 years) adults imitated complex sentences, younger adults were more able to imitate accurately and correctly paraphrase sentences regardless of length, position, or type of embedded clause. Elderly adults were unable to imitate or paraphrase correctly long constructions, suggesting an age-related…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Comparative Analysis