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Coene, Martine; Schauwers, Karen; Gillis, Steven; Rooryck, Johan; Govaerts, Paul J. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2011
Recent neurobiological studies have advanced the hypothesis that language development is not continuously plastic but is governed by biological constraints that may be modified by experience within a particular time window. This hypothesis is tested based on spontaneous speech data from deaf cochlear-implanted (CI) children with access to…
Descriptors: Genetics, Speech, Form Classes (Languages), Sensory Experience
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Raymond, William D.; Healy, Alice F.; McDonnel, Samantha; Healy, Charlotte A. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2009
Morphological systems have been pivotal in exploring cognitive mechanisms of language use and acquisition. Adult English definite article form preference seems to depend non-deterministically on multiple factors. A corpus study of adult spontaneous speech revealed similar patterns of variability. In an experiment, article variant preferences of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Form Classes (Languages), Language Acquisition, Speech Communication