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Cheng, Qi; Mayberry, Rachel I. – Developmental Science, 2021
Limited language experience in childhood is common among deaf individuals, which prior research has shown to lead to low levels of language processing. Although basic structures such as word order have been found to be resilient to conditions of sparse language input in early life, whether they are robust to conditions of extreme language delay is…
Descriptors: Word Order, Sentence Structure, Sentences, Comprehension
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de Carvalho, Alex; Crimon, Cécile; Barrault, Axel; Trueswell, John; Christophe, Anne – Developmental Science, 2021
Two word-learning experiments were conducted to investigate the understanding of negative sentences in 18- and 24-month-old children. In Experiment 1, after learning that "bamoule" means "penguin" and "pirdaling" means "cartwheeling," 18-month-olds (n = 48) increased their looking times when listening to…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Sentences