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Direct linkValian, Virginia; Prasada, Sandeep; Scarpa, Jodi – Journal of Child Language, 2006
We hypothesize that the conceptual relation between a verb and its direct object can make a sentence easier ("the cat is eating some food") or harder ("the cat is eating a sock") to parse and understand. If children's limited performance systems contribute to the ungrammatical brevity of their speech, they should perform better on sentences that…
Descriptors: Sentences, Language Acquisition, Imitation, Oral Language
