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Iraola Azpiroz, Maialen; Santesteban, Mikel; Sorace, Antonella; Ezeizabarrena, Maria-José – First Language, 2017
This study presents comprehension data from 6-7-and 8-10-year-old children as well as adults on the acceptability of null vs overt anaphoric forms (the demonstrative "hura" "that" and the quasipronoun bera "(s)he, him-/herself") in Basque, a language without true third-person pronouns. In an acceptability judgement…
Descriptors: Preferences, Form Classes (Languages), Child Language, Language Acquisition
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Isacoff, Nora M.; Stromswold, Karin – First Language, 2014
Lexical access tasks are designed to measure efficiency of lexical access, but task demands and methods vary greatly. Many lexical access tasks do not account for confounding factors including competence in other linguistic abilities. In this study, preschoolers were given two lexical access tasks. In the single-category naming (SCN) task,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Naming, Language Tests, Syntax